Keto diet, a high-fat and low-carb pattern of diet has gained much popularity in recent times. People are adopting this diet to lose weight in less time and also take advantage of other health benefits. However, a recent study led by Dr Barbora De Courten and Robel Hussen Kabthymer, Monash University, Australia says following trendy diets can actually enhance the risk of having type 2 diabetes in the long run.
The humungous exercise, conducted for 14 hours with 39,000 adults being kept under observation followed the pattern by which low-carb diet and the risk of type 2 diabetes could be linked. There is a common notion that when we cut down carbs from diet, it leads to improved metabolic health – but this new study challenges that belief. It states that people following a low-carbohydrate, high-protein and high-fat diet are at 20 per cent higher risk of having type 2 diabetes.
Barbora de Courten, co-lead of the study, in a media release, explained that consuming food items high in saturated fat content can lead to weight gain and also lead to insulin resistance – one of the main causes of type 2 diabetes.
The study demonstrated that when people replace carbohydrates in their diet with saturated fat and less fiber, they push themselves to be at higher risk of being overweight or obese and less physically active. The difference in body mass index also plays a huge role in low-carb diet and diabetes risk.
Courten further explained that the type of carbohydrate also had a huge role to play. The best way forward is to design a balanced diet for nutritional benefits. Carbs such as refined sugar, soft drinks, white bread, white rice, juices can be replaced with unprocessed carbs that are rich in fibers. Food items such as avocados, nuts, olive oil and fatty fish like salmon are rich in mono-unsaturated fats and poly-unsaturated fats – which are extremely healthy and are recommended for a balanced diet.
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