What if eating an egg for breakfast is just as good as a bowl of oatmeal for people with diabetes? Maybe even better? Maria-Luz Fernandez, a professor of nutritional sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, says that this may be the case.
In a paper published in the journal Nutrients, Fernandez and her colleagues present evidence that an egg a day may not only be an acceptable part of a diabetic’s diet, it may prove to offer unexpected protection against the underlying inflammatory process that often leads to heart disease.
Fernandez explains that diabetes affects nearly 25 million Americans and as many as 400 million people throughout the world. Diabetes is a metabolic disease that occurs when the body cannot regulate glucose, or blood sugar. If it is not controlled, it can lead to blindness, kidney failure, the amputation of limbs, heart disease, and even death.
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