(toskanews) – There are approximately 4 million Italians affected by diabetes (6.6% of the population) whose food choices are often restrictive. Help to manage this pathology, but also to carry out correct prevention comes from the so-called positive nutritionor the valorization of the positive aspects of food. And in this sense, sweeteners can be a valid tool, as they offer, as part of a balanced and varied diet, the possibility of indulging in the pleasure of sweets without compromising the levels of simple sugars, which must not exceed 15% of the total daily energy requirement. This is what the experts say who, on the occasion of World Diabetes Day, take stock with the Italian Food Union – Sweeteners Group on the best practices for combining correct nutrition and lifestyle among people who suffer from this pathology.
Doctor Luca Piretta, gastroenterologist and nutritionist at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, spoke about it: «When we talk about the diet of diabetics we are used to considering which elements need to be removed, whereas instead, thanks to the positive nutritionwe approach the topic with a sense of positivity and well-being. This means eating to some extent. In this context, sweeteners help us to guarantee the psychological and hedonistic pleasure of food, without incurring an increase in blood sugar or diabetic values”.
It is not impossible, therefore, to reconcile the pleasure of taste with the need to follow a healthy diet. Just adopt some practical precautions. «The management of the diabetic patient must be 360 degrees. It must concern its nutrition not only in terms of quality, but also quantity, because high-calorie diets and weight gain are the first enemies of diabetes. You need to pay attention to sugars, don’t exceed them but don’t completely deprive them either. Sweeteners can help with this. And then the distribution of meals: never skip breakfast, never eat too late before going to bed. Finally, physical activity, because thanks to movement the muscle is able to lower blood sugar and improve the expression of insulin receptors” continued Dr. Piretta.
Positive nutrition and balanced recommendations: the key to effective management of diabetes and related conditions such as overweight and obesity.
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