Photo: EatingWell Taking proactive steps to manage your blood sugar if you’ve been diagnosed with insulin resistance is crucial for your lifelong health. After all, insulin resistance is a serious condition where you body has a compromised to transport and store glucose due to cell receptors not responding to insulin, the hormone involved in glucose transport. If not managed properly, insulin resistance can increase your risk of developing prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, inflammation and other cardiovascular related conditions.
Thankfully, you don’t have to give up nutrient-dense foods in the name of better blood sugar balance. In fact, diabetes nutrition experts share that eating these six foods that have received a bad rap in the past can actually offer support for managing insulin resistance. In this article, let’s explore what these foods are and just why nutrition experts recommend including them as part of a balanced diet. 6 "Bad" Snacks You Actually Should Be Eating If You Have Insulin Resistance
1. Avocado
Thankfully the outdated idea that avocados were too high in dietary fat and should be avoided has started to fade out. However, New Jersey based dietitian, Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDCES , author and creator of The Blood Sugar Fix, shares that it still remains a concern for some patients. She says, “If you have ever been concerned about consuming avocado because of the fat content, don’t be. This unique fruit provides a good source of fiber along with healthy fats and contains zero grams of naturally-occurring sugar per serving and does not significantly affect the glycemic response.” For reference, 100 grams of a medium avocado (a little over one third of a fruit) contains roughly 13 grams of heart-healthy unsaturated fats and 7 grams of dietary fiber, in addition to a slew of other vitamins and minerals, like vitamin K, folate, potassium and carotenoids like lutein and zeaxanthin.
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that the healthy fat and fiber combo in avocado positively impacted dietary patterns in subjects with overweight or obesity and insulin resistance. Avocado consumption not only demonstrated improvements in heart health […]
6 “Bad” Snacks You Actually Should Be Eating If You Have Insulin Resistance, According to Dietitians
