Do not eat more than 10 tablespoons of rice
A nutritionist said: High consumption of bread and cereals is the most important cause of obesity in Iran, so we must take steps to reduce their consumption and replace vegetables.
Farzaneh Shakibafar, pointing out that nutrition is the most important factor in preventing and controlling diabetes, said: Improper nutrition causes obesity and obesity increases a person’s resistance to insulin.
He continued: Improper lifestyle and poor nutrition play an important role in people developing diabetes, so we must pay attention to the recommendations made in this regard.
Shakibafar explained: High consumption of bread and cereals is the most important cause of obesity in Iran, so we must take steps to reduce their consumption and replace vegetables.
He added: If a person consumes 10 tablespoons of rice and the size of two palms of bread a day, his body’s need for carbohydrates will be eliminated and consuming more of it will cause obesity.
The nutritionist pointed to the importance of education in the prevention and control of diabetes and continued: Since the beginning of the year, 30,000 people have participated in three-day diabetes control courses.
He added: Diabetes has been living with an infected person for many years, so how to control it plays an important role in preventing a diabetic person from contracting other diseases, including kidney failure, eye diseases, and so on.
He said: Unfortunately, insurance does not cover the costs of diabetes prevention and control training courses, and this reduces the popularity of these courses to some extent.
Shakibafar explained: The cost of dialysis, heart surgery and the costs of diabetes complications are tens of times the cost of these courses, so people should not simply skip these courses and along with other living expenses, the cost of attending these courses once To pay.
