Diabetes Dieting: What to Eat to Lose Weight on the 2-Day Diet

What is the 2-day diet?

For folks with diabetes, weight loss is a natural form of “medication.” But in an ironic twist, losing weight may be more difficult if you have type 2 diabetes. Now breakthrough research has revealed a better way for people to go about diabetes dieting to lose weight and reduce insulin resistance. The secret is a concept called intermittent fasting. British researchers created this revolutionary new diet, which strictly limits caloric intake for two days of the week but permits larger portions for the rest of the week. Women who followed the plan lost almost twice as much fat as those who restricted calories every day. Within three months, participants reduced insulin resistance by 25 percent more on nonfast days and inflammation by 8 percent more than people who dieted continuously. These are the 10 life-saving things you must do if you have diabetes.

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