Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDCES, LDN, CPT, joins The Huddle to discuss two key nutrients for blood glucose management and overall health: fats and fiber. Many adults with or at risk for type 2 diabetes aren’t getting adequate amounts of these nutrients. In this episode, we dive into the health benefits of dietary fats and fiber, highlight some nutrient-dense sources, like fresh avocado, and share some practical ways individuals can increase their intake of these nutrients.

Disclosure: This episode is sponsored by Fresh Avocados – Love One Today®. Love One Today® is a leading source of the healthiest reasons and tastiest ways to enjoy fresh avocados. A science-based resource, it provides turnkey solutions that make it easy for health professionals to stay on top of the latest research and confidently recommend avocados. 

Episode Notes:

• Love One Today: https://loveonetoday.com/
• 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines For Americans: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/
• Schoeneck, Malin, and David Iggman. “The effects of foods on LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review of the accumulated evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.” Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD vol. 31,5 (2021): 1325-1338. doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2020.12.032
• Reynolds, Andrew N et al. “Dietary fibre and whole grains in diabetes management: Systematic review and meta-analyses.” PLoS medicine vol. 17,3 e1003053. 6 Mar. 2020, doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003053
• Dana E. King, Arch G. Mainous, Thomas A. Buchanan, William S. Pearson; C-Reactive Protein and Glycemic Control in Adults With Diabetes. Diabetes Care 1 May 2003; 26 (5): 1535–1539. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.26.5.1535
• Zhang X, Xiao D, Guzman G, Edirisinghe I, Burton-Freeman B.  “Avocado Consumption for 12 Weeks and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Adults with Overweight or Obesity and Insulin Resistance.” The Journal of nutrition vol. 152,8 (2022): 1851-1861. doi:10.1093/jn/nxac126
• Zhu, Lanjun, Yancui Huang, Indika Edirisinghe, Eunyoung Park, and Britt Burton-Freeman. 2019. "Using the Avocado to Test the Satiety Effects of a Fat-Fiber Combination in Place of Carbohydrate Energy in a Breakfast Meal in Overweight and Obese Men and Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial" Nutrients 11, no. 5: 952. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11050952

Resources:

• Avocado nutrition 101
• How to choose and prepare an avocado
• How to cut, slice, peel and pit an avocado
• How to ripen avocados faster
• How to store avocados
• Accredited Podcast: Avocados, Satiety and Mindful Eating in Diabetes with Erin Palinski-Wade, MS, RDN, CDE
• Educational Handout: Effects of avocado on LDL cholesterol
• Nutrition Therapy for Adults with Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report

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