Alcohol is very high in calories, seven calories per gram of alcohol, so it is fattening by itself. What’s worse, it appears that alcohol also encourages the body to store more fat. There is also the danger of a delayed hypoglycemic reaction several hours after drinking alcohol. The best plan is to avoid alcoholic drinks.

There are many alternatives for us to drink. Water is free, healthful, and freely allowed for the diabetic. If you want more flavor, some of the drinks which may be considered for the diabetic include unsweetened Chinese tea, unsweetened lime or lemon juice, mineral water, unsweetened barley water, or clear soups.

Fruit and vegetable juices are also good drinks, but because of the calories they contain, they will have to be considered as part of the day’s calories and carbohydrate allowance.

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The diabetic as well as most of the rest of us should eat more natural fiber. Fiber reduces the amount of fat and sugar traveling in the bloodstream. It also helps to prevent constipation.

In some parts of the world, however, eating a high-fiber diet has become somewhat of a fad. Breakfast cereal companies produce corn bran, oat bran, and other bran cereals. Advertising proclaims the great benefits of bran. did you know that some foods even contain sawdust (wood fiber) to give a higher fiber content.

That is not what is meant by a good high fiber diet. Natural foods, just as they were created, contain the proper kinds and amounts of fiber for good health. Therefore, the more natural our diet, the better it is for us.

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There are two major classes of fats, saturated and unsaturated. generally speaking, the saturated fats are all those which are from animal sources or which are solid at room temperature. Some of the saturated animal fats are butter, ghee, lard, dripping and suet. Eggs and meats also contain a lot of saturated fat. In addition, however, plant oils such as coconut oil and palm oil are also highly saturated fats. Although the saturated fats do not actually contain cholesterol, they do cause the body to produce more cholesterol, which collects on the walls of the arteries and later may cause heart attack or stroke.

Margarine and vegetable shortening are not made from animal products, yet they appear to affec the body in much the same way as saturated fats. To become solid at room temperature, they have undergone a process called hydrogenation which makes them closely resemble the saturated fats.

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