Foods to be avoided by Diabetes Patients: White Flour, White Salt, Tea, Coffee, Alcohol

WHITE FLOUR

• Wheat with its coating of bran, vitamins and minerals is an excellent food.
• It is one of the most commonly used cereals in the world.

• But, wheat used as refined white flour is accompanied with a lot of health complications.
• Refined white flour causes loss of vitamins and minerals.
• It leads to digestive disturbances and nutritional disorders like diabetes.
• Hence, white flour is a contributing factor for diabetes and can even aggravate things further.   

WHITE SALT

• Common salt helps maintain acid-base balance of the body.
• It is also essential for the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
• Thus the body requires about 10 to 15 grams of salt per day.

• Use of extra salt causes high blood pressure that is closely linked to diabetes.
• Excess salt causes water retention that may lead to obesity, a major cause of diabetes.
• Excess salt hastens the onset of diabetes and is thereby harmful.

• Most processed foods are loaded with salt and sodium preservatives. Hence, salted snacks and pickles are best avoided.

TEA AND COFFEE

• Drinking tea and coffee is a serious health hazard for the diabetic.
• Caffeine present in both tea & coffee is an addictive drug; stimulates Central Nervous System.
• Daily intake increases blood sugar level and may lead to diabetes or aggravate symptoms.

ALCOHOL AND DIABETES

• If you are suffering from diabetic complications or are not able to control blood sugar then alcohol is best avoided.
• Alcohol can worsen high blood pressure, damage nerves and cause coronary artery disease.
• Alcohol can only add calories and has no nutritional values.
• It can promote obesity. It affects the diet of a person and can lead to hypoglycemia.

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