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Sunday, December 6, 2015

The Positive Effect of Pistachios and the Negative Effect of Arsenic Levels

In Type 2 diabetes, blood fats, blood sugar control, inflammation, and blood vessel function are all important. In July 2015, the journal Metabolism reported a study performed at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, USA.

The study looked at Pistachio nut consumption as a possible way to help lower the risk of heart and blood vessel disease in people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Thirty participants with controlled blood sugar and an average HbA1c reading of 6.2 percent enrolled in the study. They ate nutritionally adequate diets with or without pistachios contributing 20 percent of their energy for four weeks. The participants eating the Pistachio nuts had...

lower cholesterol levels and
higher HDL ("good" cholesterol) levels
than those on a regular diet. Blood fats were also less in the pistachio group. From these results, it was concluded eating Pistachio nuts each day can lower the risk of heart disease in adults with controlled Type 2 diabetes.

Pistachio nuts make a nutritious snack or add them to a salad. Vegangela.com has a recipe for Thai salad using...


  • almond
  • beet
  • cabbage
  • carrot
  • cilantro
  • coconut milk
  • cucumber
  • ginger
  • hazelnut
  • jicama
  • lime
  • nut butter
  • panko
  • peanuts
  • pistachios
  • quinoa
  • tamari and
  • tofu.

Quite a list, but certainly not boring.

Arsenic in Drinking Water and Diabetes. Scientists in Italy looked at drinking water in an area found to have more than the recommended amount of arsenic in their drinking water. Several diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, were found in high numbers in people who drank large quantities of this water.

The Lazio Health Service in Rome compared the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, lung cancer, and chronic lung disease in the province of Viterbo, Italy. Due to volcanic activity, the residents of Viterbo have been regularly exposed to arsenic in their drinking water. Over an 11-year time span, a total of 165,609 residents of the area were included in the study...


  • women with the greatest arsenic exposure had more than twice the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than those with the lowest amount of exposure.
  • in both women and men lung cancer was more prevalent in those with the highest arsenic exposure.
  • men with the greatest arsenic exposure also had the highest risk of developing heart disease and chronic lung disease.

According to European standards, drinking water should not exceed ten micrograms of arsenic per liter of water. Besides natural deposits, agricultural and industrial processes can contaminate water with arsenic. Check with your local health department for information on water contaminants in your area.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets. Article Source

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