Small amounts of physical activity can offer health benefits that
protect against insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes and can result from a high - fat diet.
Both PUFA» s and MUFA's are
protective against insulin resistance, improving blood cholesterol levels and helping to stabilize blood pressure levels, thus decreasing risk of heart disease or stroke and type 2 diabetes.
Yes, chocolate, especially dark chocolate such as this is a health food; chocolate has an abundance of antioxidants that are heart healthy and protect against insulin resistance!!!
Like oats, barley contains beta - glucan, which helps
guard against insulin resistance (a condition marked by diminished ability to remove glucose from the bloodstream).
In 2010, a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine proposed that it's the palmitoleic acid, which occurs naturally in full - fat dairy products, that
protects against insulin resistance and diabetes.