New study: A low-carbohydrate diet may help ease type 2 diabetes

, Jan. 15 (Xinhua Yue Dongxing Baixu) Australia's Federal Scientific and Industrial Research Organization recently issued a communique that the agency participated in an international study found that a low-carbohydrate diet can help alleviate type 2 diabetes.
found that after six consecutive months on a low-carbohydrate diet, less than 26 percent of the calories consumed each day came from carbohydrates, achieving higher rates of type 2 diabetes relief than those on the traditional diet, the bulletin said. The results have been published recently in the British Medical Journal.
, who was involved in the study, said the study was the first systematic study to test the safety and effectiveness of a low-carbohydrate diet in adults and to assess the rate of type 2 diabetes relief.
, the researchers examined the combined results of 23 published clinical trials around the world involving more than 1,000 participants. The results suggest that a low-carbohydrate diet can be considered an effective option, and that monitoring and adjusting diabetes medications is also necessary.
another study participant, Grant Brinkworth, said that based on existing research, the new study demonstrates that a low-carbohydrate diet can reduce weight, effectively reduce diabetes medications, improve blood sugar control, and effectively reduce type 2 diabetes. A more rigorous study of the long-term safety and satisfaction of a low-carbohydrate diet would help confirm the benefits of this treatment.