Plant-Based Eating Pattern for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Practical Considerations

A plant-based dietary plan has been linked to a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes and is very successful in treating it. Diets that emphasise whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes while avoiding animal products enhance blood glucose levels, body weight, plasma lipid levels, and blood pressure, as well as lowering the risk of cardiovascular and microvascular problems. The strategies that improve body weight, insulin sensitivity, and -cell function with a plant-based diet are outlined. Patients with diabetes will benefit from practical concerns such as education, adequate nutrition, and medication adjustments. Vegetarian diets are nutritionally adequate and may aid in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes. Except for vitamin B-12, plants provide all essential vitamins and minerals. Plants and mammals do not produce vitamin B-12; instead, bacteria do. Although cereals, plant-based milk, and other plant-based meals may be fortified with vitamin B-12, supplementing with the vitamin is the best way to assure adequate intake.

Vegan diets have been shown to improve glycemic control in Asian cultures who already eat a plant-based diet. In a 12-week trial in Korea, 93 type 2 diabetes volunteers were randomly randomised to either a vegan diet (N = 46) or a conventional diet (N = 47) suggested by the Korean Diabetes Association (KDA) 2011. Patients with diabetes benefit from plant-based eating habits because they improve insulin sensitivity and help them lose weight. Insulin resistance is induced by fat accumulation in muscle and liver cells, which occurs several years before type 2 diabetes is diagnosed. Dietary modifications have a large impact on this lipid buildup. In skeletal muscle, high-fat diets reduce the expression of genes involved in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation . In addition, high-fat diets appear to disturb the natural intestinal barrier to bacterial endotoxins, which may affect glucose oxidation mechanisms once they enter the bloodstream.

Weight loss is crucial for improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic control, as well as lowering cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. In patients with type 2 diabetes, being overweight is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death. Individuals who follow vegetarian, particularly vegan, diets

have lower mean BMIs than nonvegetarians. According to population research, increasing meat consumption leads to an increase in body weight.

Via: Yolanda F. Capillo

Comments 5

Jana says:

1 year ago

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Ldwyn Faith Jandoquile says:

1 year ago

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Liall says:

1 year ago

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1 year ago

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1 year ago

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