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‘Oat Bran Doctor’ Promotes Benefits
of Simple Lifetime Diet for Diabetics
Everyone can learn to better manage their health
By Dr. Tom Miller, Staff Writer
For advances in diabetes, clinical
care and research at the University of
Kentucky and the VA Medical Center
in Lexington, Ky., have over the past
four decades influenced weight management and diabetes treatment and
care in this country. Dr. Jim Andersen
has led a team of specialists to address
diabetes and how diet plays an important role in the healthy management
of one’s diabetic condition. In doing
so, he gained the name “The Oat
Bran Doctor.” Oat bran is the outside
casing of the oat grain. It can be harder to find than other oat products,
but you should be able to buy it at
specialty or health-food stores.
Research reveals oat bran offers significant amounts of fiber, protein and
selenium. It can be eaten on its own
cooked in milk or water or added to
baked goods, poultry stuffing and
salads to boost your fiber intake and
overall nutrition. Oats contain several
B-family vitamins, including vitamin B-1, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin,
vitamin B-6 and folate. Together,
these vitamins aid in metabolizing
carbohydrates, proteins, fats and
nucleic acids found in food, helping
the body access energy and control
metabolism.
Among Anderson’s publications
is a book written for the lay person
but based on scientific research conducted in Lexington. “The Simple
Lifetime Diet” is a health-promoting
diet for everyone. It encourages the
use of high-fiber fruits and vegetables
and whole-grain foods as well as
protein sources such as low-fat dairy
products and lean meats such as
chicken, turkey, fish and very lean
cuts of pork and beef. This diet is
especially beneficial for persons with
diabetes, high blood pressure or
blood fat abnormalities.
Anderson has summarized the
research that shaped the benefits of
this diet at www.andersonsimplediet.
com. Among those benefits are the
prevention and reversing of diabetes;
lowered blood pressure; and “fixing”
blood lipid derangements. The Green
Light Calorie Guide guides you in the
daily intake of at least five servings of
fruits and vegetables; three servings
of whole-grain cereal, bread, pasta
or rice; two servings of low-fat dairy
products; and two 3-ounce servings
of lean meat such as chicken, turkey,
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