Why do I recommend 150gm of non-starchy vegetables 3 times per day BEFORE meals?

Why do I recommend 150gm of non-starchy vegetables 3 times per day BEFORE meals?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3882489/

Effect of eating vegetables before carbohydrates on glucose excursions in patients with type 2 diabetes - PubMed Central (PMC) The aim of this review was to evaluate whether eating vegetables before carbohydrates could reduce the postprandial glucose, insulin, and improve long-term glycemic control in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet

Healthy diet - who.int Consuming a healthy diet throughout the life-course helps to prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and conditions. However, increased production of processed foods, rapid urbanization and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in dietary ... www.who.int

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/11/e005497

Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies | BMJ Open Results A total of 10 articles including 13 comparisons with 24 013 cases of type 2 diabetes and 434 342 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Evidence of curve linear associations was seen between fruit and green leafy vegetables consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes (p=0.059 and p=0.036 for non-linearity, respectively). bmjopen.bmj.com

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