In the News: Low-Fat Vegan Diet Can Help with Diabetes

If you have diabetes and want to regulate your blood glucose levels naturally, the way to do it is to try a low-fat and vegan diet based on a healthy combination of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes (beans and lentils). Diabetes educator Caroline Trapp, who gave a presentation on vegan diets recently at the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators recommends committing to a 100% low-fat and vegan diet for a 3 week trial period - and no cheating! If you're looking for some help, here are some fat-free and vegan recipes and, if you're thinking of making the switch to a low-fat and vegan diet to help improve your diabetes symptoms, here are some tips to help you go vegetarian or vegan.

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