Does it matter if you eat more fat or more carbs to lose weight with diabetes?
One-Year Comparison of a High–Monounsaturated Fat Diet With a High-Carbohydrate Diet in Type 2 Diabetes
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Two groups of people with type 2 diabetes ate different diets — one ate more healthy fats, the other ate more carbs — but both cut calories and got lots of counseling.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Two groups of people with type 2 diabetes ate different diets — one ate more healthy fats, the other ate more carbs — but both cut calories and got lots of counseling.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 563 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Brehm BJ, Lattin BL, Summer SS, Boback JA, Gilchrist GM, Jandacek RJ, D'Alessio DA
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In people with type 2 diabetes, eating diets high in monounsaturated fats or high in carbohydrates can lead to better insulin sensitivity, mainly because these diets cause weight loss, not because of the specific types of fats or carbs consumed.
For adults with type 2 diabetes, receiving structured dietary advice for one year leads to higher fiber intake and better blood fat levels, including higher HDL cholesterol and lower diastolic blood pressure, no matter if the diet is higher in fats or carbohydrates.
In adults who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, eating a low-calorie diet rich in monounsaturated fats for one year leads to about the same improvements in weight, waist size, body fat, blood sugar, and blood pressure as eating a low-calorie diet rich in carbohydrates, even though the types of fats and carbs differ.
Adults with type 2 diabetes who follow a calorie-restricted diet for one year continue to lose weight and improve blood sugar levels 18 months after stopping the diet, whether the diet was higher in fats or higher in carbohydrates.
For people with type 2 diabetes, how closely they follow a reduced-calorie diet matters more for losing weight and reducing body fat than whether their diet is higher in fats or carbohydrates.