Forums: March 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Dr. Barnard on reversing diabetes
Created on: 03/06/10 02:00 PM Views: 688 Replies: 1
eggplant Joined: 03/02/10 Posts: 24	Dr. Barnard on reversing diabetes Posted Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 2:00 PM I just got done watching Dr. Barnard on PBS, reversing diabetes. He was saying to go vegan of course, and to adhere to the glycemic index of foods. Well, I have given up pretty much all flour products in helping with my weight loss. But when he mentioned no white potatoes. I love those. He said to use yams or sweet potatoes. Those are ok. Does that mean I will not lose weight if I continue to eat white potatoes?
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Jill Eckart Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 79	RE: Dr. Barnard on reversing diabetes Posted Monday, March 8, 2010 at 10:10 AM Hi there, The glycemic index is a very helpful guide for people with diabetes, those looking to loss weight or even those wanting to even out their energy and blood sugar. White baking potatoes do have a high glycemic index and sweet potatoes and yams are a more nutritious choice. Here's more info about the Glycemic Index: http://www.pcrm.org/health/prevmed/diabetes_book/step3.html Also, if you are not wanting to give up white potatoes, you can think about what you can eat with them or top them with that would make a difference in the nutrition of the meal. For example, if you topped a baked potato with black beans, broccoli and salsa, you'd have a fiber loaded potato, which would be pretty good. The other thing to think about here is trying to eat as many colors as possible and sweet potatoes have all that amazing betacarotene in it and are really tasty with some cinnamon sprinkled on top! You could consider one other fun combination which would be to roast some vegetables - you could cut up one white potato, one sweet potato and a carrot and roast them all in the oven - then you get a nice combination of white and orange! Have fun! Jill Eckart PCRM
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