Information About The Medifast Diabetic Diet
Information About The Medifast Diabetic Diet
The other day, I received an email for someone who asked me "for more information about the 'Medifast diabetic diet.'" I had to explain that this plan is not only for folks with diabetes. There are many options (men's, women's, heart health, etc), but there is a special package / program for diabetics within the program. I'll explain this more in the following article.
The Medifast / Diabetes John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Study: I believe that a lot of people assume that Medifast is a diet for diabetics because of the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study that has received a lot of attention. During the study, two groups of people with Type 2 diabetes were on a diet for 34 weeks. 1/2 of the participants were on the ADA's diet (American Diabetes Association) and 1/2 were on this one.
At the end of the study, 24% of the folks on the Medifast diet were able to decrease or eliminate their medication. 0% of folks on the ADA diet were able to say the same. Also, the folks on this diet lost twice as much weight and stuck with the diet twice as often.
The study did not really draw a parallel about why this result took place, but I have my own theory on this. If you've tried the ADA diet, you probably know what I mean. You're severely limited to carbs and foods with sugar. Basically desserts and snacks are very limited. This can be a hard reality to face.
But, on this diet, you do have chocolate shakes, banana pudding, oatmeal, chips, peanut butter bars, etc, that would otherwise be off limits. Basically, you're allowed to eat desserts and snack type foods, but these foods have been altered to be very low in carbs and high in protein. However, they don't necessarily taste like it and at least you're getting to enjoy these types of foods and aren't so limited.
The Medifast Diabetic Monthly Package: The company offers both a four and two week package specifically targeted for folks with Type 2. And, you're not at all restricted from the popular foods. A few of the flavors of protein bars are not included because they are too high on the glycemic index. However, you get all the shakes, most of the bars (in the flavors of mint crunch, peanut butter crunch, oatmeal raisin, caramel, fruit & nut and strawberry), and all of the oatmeals except for blueberry (apple cinnamon, maple brown sugar, and peach.) You also get the soups / chili and fruit drinks. There's also an option to add in heart healthy supplements, if you're concerned about that, but it's certainly not a requirement.
All of the foods on this plan are very low on the glycemic index. All are very low in carbohydrates and sugar, but high in protein and fiber. This diet actually lends itself very well to people with type 2 because of the focus on the protein / carb ratio. And, what I really like is that this isn't your typical high meat, high cholesterol / high fat diet that is the typical for south beach and some of the others. There are a lot of snacks and desserts that you normally would not be able to have.
Lindsey Price's Medifast Review Website features the full study mentioned above, videos, tips, recipes, information and products related to this diet. There is also a free e book which has a $55 off coupon or two weeks free. You can get a free copy by visiting http://easiest-diet.com/medifast
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