The importance of a balanced diet for health is always emphasized. Unhealthy diet is the basis for the formation of many diseases. Especially in Ramadan, the food eaten at sahur has a great effect on the body, since one stays hungry all day long. Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Can İyiiz stated that refined carbohydrates such as white sugar, white flour and starch should not be consumed, especially in sahur.
EATING REFINED CARBOHYDRATES MAKES YOU HANGING FAST
Stating that these substances quickly create insulin resistance in the body and cause a feeling of hunger, İyiiz said, “When blood sugar drops 2-3 hours after a meal, you feel a severe hunger even though you are very full. This is because you consume refined carbohydrates that secrete insulin.” We are good, people who are at risk of diabetes should stay away from refined carbohydrates, especially white flour, white sugar and starch. Stating that diabetes can lead to cardiovascular diseases and death if left untreated, İyiiz warned for diabetics who want to fast.
DIABETES CAUSES CARDIAC DISEASES
Stating that diabetes is a chronic state of high blood sugar, İyiiz underlined that it is a disease that needs attention. We are good, “Why do we try to treat diabetes so much, why do we worry so much? Because diabetes always comes with cardiovascular disease. The higher our blood sugar, the more severe the deterioration in the vascular wall, and the more often, the more it causes cardiovascular disease. We are exposed.
ACTIVE LIFE IS EFFECTIVE IN THE OCCURATION OF DIABETES
There are actually several reasons for the formation of diabetes. One of them is insulin resistance. One of them is obesity, which we call overweight. Excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates and sedentary life. Not to mention insulin resistance. Too much insulin secreted in the body will increase fat synthesis, make us gain weight, and force us to lose weight. Insulin resistance patients are more prone to blood pressure, blood pressure rises more easily, falls more difficult. In other words, if a normal person secretes 1 unit of insulin, those with insulin resistance secrete 3-4 units.
HEALTHY PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO AVOID REFINED CARBOHYDRATES
Stating that they recommend lifestyle changes in the treatment of diabetes, Dr. He said that we are fine, restriction of refined carbohydrates, regular exercise and medication when necessary. We recommend that a healthy person stay away from the refined carbohydrate group, especially at the sahur meal, so that a healthy person can fast in a healthy way and not get hungry, whether he has diabetes or not.
POTATOES AND RICE SHOULD NOT BE EATED IN SAHUR
So things like white flour, white sugar, and starch. Rice and potatoes can also be added to these. Especially if potatoes are made in the form of frying, it is close to sugar, it makes the body secrete insulin. These cause insulin resistance. They secrete 3-4 times more insulin than normal foods because they deliver sugar to the blood quickly. If your body is a healthy body, it secretes insulin rapidly and your sugar rises, then your sugar drops quickly. When does this occur? 2-3 hours after the meal, when that blood sugar drops, you feel severe hunger even though you are very full. For consuming these insulin-releasing refined carbohydrates. If you have insulin resistance, if you have diabetes, this is much more exaggerated and your hunger is much more severe.”