Magnesium Present in Spinach Can Curb Diabetes

Posted on October 15, 2009 in Diabetic Diet

95% diabetic patients in United States are type 2 diabetic patients. Type 2 Diabetes requires the need of the mineral magnesium in the diet for improving the blood sugar level. Spinach is a vegetable high in this mineral. Research done on the association between magnesium intake and risks of diabetes reveals that this leafy vegetable can curb the disease well. This article tries to gain further insight.

Nutritional Facts of the Leafy Vegetable Spinach:

S.No. Components Statistics
1. Food Serving Size 1 cup boiled spinach
2. Calories 41.4
3. Magnesium in mg 156.60
4. Nutritional Density 17.0

Knowledge Gained About Magnesium And Diabetes from Research:

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Try the beneficial Spinach Cucumber salad recipe: Spinach is not liked much. However trying this leafy vegetable with the potential drug for diabetes, the cucumber, as salad makes a fantastic combination. Mix lemon juice and honey in a bowl first. Then in another bowl mix yogurt with olive oil together. Finally whisk the yogurt with the lemon juice well. Add mint leaves, salt and pepper to taste. Allow this dressing to chill for 24 hours.

Cut two cucumbers, one onion and 8 fresh leaves of spinach in a large bowl. Sprinkle salt and pepper over them. Then pour chilled dressing just enough to moisten the salad. This salad recipe has the benefits of spinach ( providing adequate magnesium), cucumber ( with easily digestible carbohydrates ) and honey ( with fructose, an easily digestible sweetner). However, the use of salt and pepper is always recommended to be low.

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