{"id":8336,"date":"2023-10-24T19:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8336"},"modified":"2023-10-24T19:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:36:13","slug":"diabetes-associations-recognize-plant-based-diets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8336","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Associations Recognize Plant-Based Diets\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plant-based diets are the single most important\u2014yet underutilized\u2014opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Kim Williams, immediate past president of the American College of Cardiology, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28630608\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">started<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> out an editorial on plant-based diets with the classic Schopenhauer quote: \u201cAll truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.\u201d In 2013, plant-based diets for diabetes were in the \u201cridiculed\u201d stage in the official endocrinology practice guidelines and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24129260\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">placed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the \u201cFad Diets\u201d section. The guidelines <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">acknowledge<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d that strictly plant-based diets \u201chave been shown to reduce the risk for T2DM [type 2 diabetes] and improve management of T2DM\u201d better than the American Diabetes Association recommendations, then inexplicably went on to say that it \u201cdoes not support the use of one type of diet over another\u201d with respect to diabetes or in general. \u201cThe best approach for a healthy lifestyle is simply the \u2018amelioration of unhealthy choices\u2019\u201d\u2014whatever that means.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But, by 2015, the clinical practice guidelines from the same professional associations explicitly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25869408\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">endorsed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a plant-based diet as its general recommendation for diabetic patients. The times they are a-changin\u2019!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As I discuss in my video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/plant-based-diets-recognized-by-diabetes-associations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Plant-Based Diets Recognized by Diabetes Associations<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the American Diabetes Association itself is also now on board, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27979891\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">listing<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> plant-based eating as one of the dietary patterns acceptable for the management of the condition. The Canadian Diabetes Association, however, has really <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27476051\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">taken<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the lead. \u201cType 2 diabetes mellitus is considered one of the fastest growing diseases in Canada, representing a serious public health concern,\u201d so it isn\u2019t messing around and recommends plant-based diets for disease management \u201cbecause of their potential to improve body weight and A1C [blood sugar control], LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol and non-HDL-cholesterol levels, in addition to reducing the need for diabetes medications.\u201d The Canadian Diabetes Association uses the Kaiser Permanente definition for that eating pattern: \u201ca regimen that encourages whole, plant-based foods and discourages meats, dairy products and eggs, as well as all refined and processed foods,\u201d that is, junk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27476051\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">recommends<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that diabetes education centers in Canada \u201cimprove patients\u2019 perceptions of PBDs [plant-based diets] by developing PBD-focused educational and support as well as providing individualized counseling sessions addressing barriers to change.\u201d The biggest obstacle <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25802755\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">identified<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to eating plant-based was ignorance. Nearly nine out of ten patients interviewed \u201chad not heard of using a plant-based diet to treat or manage T2DM.\u201d Why is that? \u201cPatient awareness of (and interest in) the benefits of a plant-based diet for the management of diabetes\u2026may be \u201cinfluenced by the perception of diabetes educators and clinicians.\u201d Indeed, most of the staff were aware of the benefits of plant-based eating for treating diabetes, yet only about one in three were recommending it to their patients. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why? One of the common reasons given was they didn\u2019t <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25802755\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">think<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> their patients would eat plant-based, so they didn\u2019t even bring it up, but \u201c[t]his notion is contrary to the patient survey results that almost two-thirds of patients were willing\u201d to at least give it a try. The researchers cite the PCRM Geico studies I\u2019ve covered in other videos, in which strictly plant-based diets were \u201cwell accepted with over 95% adherence rate,\u201d presumably because the study participants just felt so much better, reporting \u201cincreased energy level, better digestion, better sleep, and increased satisfaction when compared with the control group.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A number of staff members also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25802755\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">expressed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> they were unclear about the supportive scientific evidence as their second reason for not recommending this diet, but it\u2019s been shown to be more effective than an American Diabetes Association\u2013recommended diet at reducing the use of diabetes medications, long-term blood sugar control, and cholesterol. It\u2019s therefore possible that the diabetes educators were simply behind the times, as there is \u201ca lag-time\u201d in the dissemination of new scientific findings from the literature to the clinician and finally to the patient. Speeding up this process is one of the reasons I started NutritionFacts.org.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Dr. Williams put it, \u201cthe \u2018truth\u2019 (i.e., evidence) for the benefits of plant-based nutrition <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28630608\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">continues<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to mount. This now includes lower rates of stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, myocardial infarction, and mortality [heart attacks and cardiac death], as well as many non-cardiac issues that affect our patients in cardiology, ranging from cancer to a variety of inflammatory conditions.\u201d We\u2019ve got the science. The bigger challenge is overcoming the \u201cinertia, culture, habit, and widespread marketing of unhealthy foods.\u201d He concludes, \u201cReading the existing literature and evaluating the impact of plant-based nutrition, it clearly represents the single most important yet underutilized opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of morbidity and mortality,\u201d disease and death.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I highlighted the PCRM Geico studies in my videos <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/slimming-the-gecko-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slimming the Gecko<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nd <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/plant-based-workplace-intervention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant-Based Workplace Intervention<\/a><\/strong>.<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aren\u2019t plant-based diets high in carbs? Get the \u201cskinny\u201d by checking out my video <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/flashback-friday-benefits-of-a-macrobiotic-diet-for-diabetes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flashback Friday: <\/strong><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/flashback-friday-benefits-of-a-macrobiotic-diet-for-diabetes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Benefits of a Macrobiotic Diet for Diabetes<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To learn more about diet\u2019s effect on type 2 diabetes, see the related videos below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plant-based diets are the single most important\u2014yet underutilized\u2014opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death.\u00a0 Dr. Kim Williams, immediate past president of the American College of Cardiology, started out an editorial on plant-based diets with the classic Schopenhauer quote: \u201cAll truth passes through three stages. 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