A study for the University of Finland links obesity to Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes (also called
insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome). The study says Type 2 diabetes is reversible with diet. I'm
proof of that. After I lost 100 pounds, dropped 10 sizes and got my BMI to normal, I also lost pre
diabetes.
Belly fat in particular is linked to insulin resistance.
Uncontrolled pre-diabetes leads eventually to Type 2
diabetes. So how did I reverse pre-diabetes? I didn't use
drugs or surgery. I swapped saturated and hydrogenated fat,
starch, refined sugar and flour for high-fiber, fatty acids
foods. Ironically, good fats--omega oils, MUFAs
(monounsaturated fatty acids)--burn bad fat. Fiber and fatty
acids work together to cleanse fat. Many fiber-rich foods are
also high in fatty acids but low in saturated fats. Here's an A
Z list of good-fat, high-fiber foods. Eat your way to thin and
diabetes-free! A is for apples, almonds, almond milk, avocados, amaranth
flour (an ancient grains full of fiber and fatty acids).
B is for
beans (adzuki, chickpeas are best) black-eyed
peas, bananas, blue-green algae, blueberries, blackberries,
barley and buckwheat (ancient grain).
C is for cashews, cashew milk, coconut oil, coconut milk, collard greens, chia seeds and unsweetened cocoa powder
(fat-burning antioxidant).
D is for dark chocolate (70-percent or higher cacao). Type 2 diabetics can
have some sugar, so make sure it burns fat, like dark cacao.
E is for edamame (raw soybeans).
F is for milled flax seed.
G is for grapefruit and graham flour.
Grapefruit cleanses and melts fat away.
H is for homemade hummus (grind garbanzo beans, lemon
juice, tahini, garlic and za'atar and no oil).
I is for ispaghula or isabgol, better known as psyllium husks
(super colon cleanse).
J is for juicing. Blend a fiber smoothie of berries, apples, kale, spinach and
butternut squash.
K is for kale, kamut (ancient grain) and Kashi bars cereals (Chocolate Almond & Seasalt bars with chia
and Go Lean Protein are best).
L is for sprouted lentils, legumes and lemons (add a wedge to water
bottle).
M is for miso, Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake frozen dinner and millet (ancient grain).
O is for
oranges and olives (good fatty acid source).
P is for pumpkin, pumpkin seeds and psyllium husks.
Q is
for quinoa (ancient grain, substitute for white rice or pasta)
R is for wild rice, raspberries, rhubarb and rye flour (ancient grain).
S is for seeds, salmon, spinach,
sunflower seeds, soybeans, tempeh, seeds, sweet potatoes, strawberries, squash (summer and
winter) and spelt flour (ancient grain).
T is for triticale wheat flour, Bob's Red Mill TVP (textured
vegetable protein, avoid kinds made with hydrolyzed oils), tomatoes and tuna.
U is for unbleached, unrefined ancient grain flour (Bob's Red Mill makes delicious 7-grain and 14-grain
flours for baking and cooking).
V is for Vitae Plus Powder (Chimex). W is for water and whole grains.
X
means cross out white bread and commercial fiber bars (lots of carbohydrates, no good fiber).
Y is for
yams and yellow squash.
Z is for zucchini
