With the announcement last week that Food Network’s Paula Deen has diabetes, I’m sure no one was surprised. Her fried food history would guarantee that she would have some health problems.
I remember a time when cooking at home was supposed to be healthy no matter what it was, and normally chefs on television were small and look like they were physically fit. Now I’m a big fan of cooking, and I often watch The Cooking channel. But when I compare it to their sister station Food Network, I see a big difference in how the chefs look and cook. To compare, most of the Cooking Channel’s chefs are slim, and look like they workout. The Food Channel’s chefs often look overweight or obese, and look like they haven’t seen a gym in years.
But there is also a bigger difference that I notice. The majority of them use some form of WHEAT in every meal. That would mean flour that is either enriched, bleached or whole grain. Also included are cornstarch, baking soda, bread, muffins, chips, fruit snacks, and the list could go on and on.
By definition, Diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood. Some symptoms include blurry vision, excess thirst, unusual weight loss or gain, fatigue, and can also kill you. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 2 diabetes can be control and even eliminated if you eat the right foods and are active. Most of the time, this would mean to eliminate all wheat products!
All carbohydrates convert to sugar, but some are more drastic to the body than others. When you constantly eat these sugars, it elevates them in your body to the higher than normal stability point, and your body is never allowed to become stable, and this is when problem arises. I will write more on this in future articles.
Do you know anyone affected with diabetes? What do they eat?
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