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Long-term high-carbohydrate diet may raise blood pressure in type 2 diabetics
March 6th, 2006
Long-term consumption of high-carbohydrate diet may raise blood pressure in type 2 diabetic patients. In a recent article published in the journal Diabetes Care, scientists in the United States conducted a study "to investigate whether blood pressure is different in type 2 diabetic patients on a diet rich in carbohydrates versus a diet rich in cis-monounsaturated fatty acids. Data on the dietary effects on these diets' glucose and lipid metabolism have been previously published." M. Shah and colleagues at the University of Texas explained, "The study compared the effect of feeding 42 type 2 diabetic patients a carefully controlled isoenergic...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-03-06)
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