SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015
YACHATS — The Yachats
Academy of Arts and
Sciences is pleased to present
the U.S. premiere of the inter-
national fabric art exhibit,
“World Painters Challenge,”
on Sunday, Aug. 23, from 1 to
5 p.m. in the multi-purpose
room
of
the
Yachats
Commons.
This exhibit contains 90
pieces of fabric art. Each
piece is 50 cm (19.7 inches)
square.
The exhibit started travel-
ing in 2013 and has been
shown in Japan and France.
The Yachats showing will be
the first in the United States.
Ruth Bass, Yachats resi-
dent, has a piece in the show
and has been responsible for
bringing the show to the acad-
emy.
The challenge began with a
list of 30 master painters.
Each quilt artist was assigned
a master painter to interpret in
fabric art.
There will be three quilt
interpretations (one each from
the United States, France
and Japan) of each painter’s
work. Several of the fabric
artists will be present for this
venue.
J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
Nuts, beans important to anti-diabetes diet
Complications from dia-
betes result from constant ele-
vations in blood glucose,
which damage the blood ves-
sels and other tissues.
Excess glucose in the
bloodstream results in the for-
mation
of
Advanced
Glycation End Products
(AGEs) — products formed
when sugars react with and
consequently damage proteins
or fats in the body’s tissues,
especially the blood vessels.
AGEs are produced at an
accelerated rate in diabetes
and contribute to complica-
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tions such as impaired wound
healing, diabetic nephropathy
and atherosclerosis.
In addition to the AGE pro-
duced in the body due to
excess glucose, some can also
come from the diet. Fried
foods, meats and dry cooked
starchy foods (roasted/fried
potatoes, bread, crackers,
cookies, muffins and other
baked goods, cold cereals,
etc.) are high in AGEs.
In designing a diet for type
2 diabetics, we aim to limit
after-meal increases in blood
glucose and to avoid danger-
ous AGEs by choosing major
calorie sources with a low
glycemic load (GL)-foods
that provoke relatively small
increases in blood glucose.
An important point here is
to choose high nutrient, low
GL foods, not just any low GL
food — this is where some
diabetes diets fall short.
Meat is a low GL food, but
higher meat consumption is
associated with reduced lifes-
pan and increased risk of
developing type 2 diabetes;
the diabetes risk is likely due
to weight gain and AGE con-
tent. A diabetic diet emphasiz-
ing meat sacrifices long-term
health
for
short-term
glycemic control.
Whole grain intake is
indeed
associated
with
reduced risk of diabetes,
probably due to fiber content.
A low-fat vegan diet
emphasizing these foods in
place of refined carbohydrates
has shown some success with
improving glycemic control.
However, these diets tend to
increase triglyceride levels (a
risk factor for heart disease)
and cooked grains and starch-
es are not ideal calorie
sources for diabetics because
they still have a significant
GL.
Beans and nuts (and seeds)
are high in nutrients and low
in GL and are far more appro-
priate than grains and meat as
major calorie sources for dia-
betics.
Beans and legumes are
higher in fiber and resistant
starch than whole grains, with
a lower GL.
Regular consumption of
nuts and seeds has well docu-
mented cardiovascular bene-
fits, including cholesterol
lowering, antioxidant activity,
improved endothelial function
and reduced risk of sudden
cardiac death and coronary
heart disease.
In addition to reducing the
risk of cardiovascular disease,
nuts have a number of proper-
ties that make them a favor-
able food for diabetics.
Nuts are a high-nutrient
source of plant protein, fiber,
antioxidants, phytosterols and
minerals. Nuts provoke a min-
imal glycemic response,
which helps to prevent post-
meal hyperglycemia, hyperin-
sulinemia and AGE produc-
tion. They also help to reduce
the GL of an entire meal —
almonds have been found to
decrease glycemic and insulin
response of a carbohydrate-
rich meal while reducing
oxidative stress.
Nuts aid in weight mainte-
nance — important since
excess weight is the primary
risk factor for diabetes.
Despite their calorie densi-
ty, greater nut consumption is
associated with lower body
weight, potentially due to
appetite-suppression
from
healthy fats.
Nuts have anti-inflammato-
ry effects that may help to
prevent insulin resistance.
In a recent study, an indica-
tor of long term glycemic
control was measured in dia-
betics consuming either 2.5
ounces/ day of mostly raw
mixed nuts or an equivalent
number of calories in a muf-
fin. Levels were lower in
the nut group, suggesting long
term protection from hyper-
glycemia when replacing
carbohydrate foods with
nuts.
This new data cements the
results of previous observa-
tional studies that have f
ound inverse relationships
between nut consumption and
diabetes.
For example, the Nurses’
Health Study found a 27 per-
cent reduced risk of diabetes
in nurses who ate five or more
servings of nuts per week.
Among nurses who already
had diabetes, this same quan-
tity reduced the risk of heart
disease by 47 percent.
Nuts are an important
part of a diabetes-reversal
diet, along with green vegeta-
bles, beans and low sugar
fruits.
In a recent study on type 2
diabetics following this diet,
researchers found that 90 per-
cent of participants were able
to come off all diabetic med-
ications.
Nuts, seeds, beans and veg-
etables not only keep glucose
levels in check, but promote
long-term health as well.
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York
Times best-selling author and
board certified family physi-
cian specializing in lifestyle
and nutritional medicine.
Visit his website at Dr
Fuhrman.com, or submit
questions and comments to
newsquestions@drfuhrman.
com.
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