A research has suggested that selecting a right diet strategy based on fasting blood sugar and fasting insulin levels may lead to a six- to seven-fold greater weight loss as one size approach may not fit all. Whether a patient has normal blood sugar, has prediabetes or is living with diabetes, the specific diets based on these biomarkers will work differently.
The study results were presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 77th Scientific Sessions held in San Diego, California.
Weight loss strategies should be customised
“Our research shows that weight loss strategies should be customised based on an individual’s biomarkers, which is a big step forward in using personalised nutrition to help people achieve greater weight loss success,” said Professor Arne Astrup from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. “These findings are particularly important as they allow us to provide those with prediabetes a custom strategy to help them lose weight, which can ultimately prevent or delay the development of Type 2 diabetes,” Astrup added.
Plant-based, healthy fats diet good for people with type 2 diabetes
For most people with prediabetes, carbohydrates or fats should be adjusted based on fasting insulin levels. Also, a fibre-rich diet without calorie restriction will be very effective and may improve diabetes markers. Similarly, for the group of people with type 2 diabetes, a diet rich in plant-based, healthy fats such as from nuts, avocados and olive oil, will be effective to achieve weight loss. “Remarkably, for many patients, use of these biomarkers can lead to a six-to-seven-fold greater weight loss,” Astrup said. “Going forward, we can educate patients when a diet they planned to follow would actually make them gain weight, and redirect them to a strategy that we know will work for them,” Astrup noted.
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