Insulin-Resistance
The Insulin-Resistance Diet (IRD) aims to manage or prevent insulin resistance by emphasizing a balanced intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. It promotes pairing carbohydrates with proteins or healthy fats to slow sugar absorption and control insulin levels. Prioritizing whole, unprocessed foods, it doesn't strictly limit carbohydrate intake like Atkins or Keto diets. Sharing similarities with the Low GI Diet, it uniquely emphasizes the balanced combination of macronutrients at each meal.
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Insulin-Resistance Diet (IRD)
The Insulin-Resistance Diet (IRD) is designed to help manage or prevent insulin resistance, a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes. The diet emphasizes a balanced intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats at each meal to control insulin levels and promote weight loss.
Adherents believe that pairing carbohydrates with proteins or healthy fats can slow down the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream, thereby preventing insulin spikes and crashes. They aim to choose whole, unprocessed foods whenever possible, which they think can also contribute to better overall health and wellbeing.
The IRD doesn't set strict limits on carbohydrate intake like the Atkins or Keto diets. Instead, it focuses on balancing carbs with other nutrients to manage insulin levels. It shares some principles with the Low GI Diet, such as the emphasis on whole, unprocessed foods and the avoidance of quick-digesting carbohydrates, but it also highlights the importance of combining macronutrients in a balanced way at each meal, which makes it unique.