Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Cherries and Diabetes



Visited on July 8, 2015

Cherries Fight Diabetes and Feed Your Sweet Tooth:

*Anthocyanins are plant pigments found in cherries and other red and purple fruit.

*Anthocyanins may help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes based on research published in Jan 2005 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.


*Michigan State University research exposed rodent pancreatic cells to antocyanins and were able to increase insulin production by 50%.


*There may be more health benefits to Anthocyanins: such as protection against heart disease and cancer




Visited on July 8, 2015

6 Colorful Diabetes-Fighting Foods by Chris Iliades MD and Lindsey Marcellin MD

Subtitle: 2/7  Tart Cherries

Research from the University of Michigan:

*Eating a cup and a half of frozen Cherries can increase your antioxidant activity for 12 hours.

Cherries may reduce the type of belly fat linked to type 2 diabetes and lower heart disease risk.

Fresh cherries would be the first choice

Frozen cherries second but can lose about 50% of their anthocyanins.







Visited on July 8, 2015  Last updated 6/05/15

Title:  8 Low-Car fruits for the Diabetic Diet type 2 Diabetees

sub title:  3/9 Tart Cherries to Fight Inflammation

Facts:

*Cherries are low carb

*Cherries are low-GI choice

*12  sweet cheeries have 59 calories and 14 grams of carbohydrates, but tart cherries may be a better choice.

*Tart cherries are pakced with antioxidants which help fight heart disease, cancer and other disease.

*Beware of canned and dried fruit because of added sugar.

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