The health trend currently attracting attention is undoubtedly "blood sugar management." Excessive consumption of foods high in carbohydrates or sugar content causes a rapid increase in blood sugar levels and stimulates the release of insulin. This raises the risk of diabetes and makes it difficult to burn fat efficiently, leading to a body type that doesn't lose weight easily. Therefore, a meal method that reduces rice and incorporates whole grains to control post-meal blood sugar levels has been popular for a long time.

Recently, it has become popular as several celebrities are known to eat ancient grains called paro. 밀당365 actually checked whether it helps with blood sugar levels.

Today's Diabetes Letter: a two-line summary

1. Comparison of blood sugar levels after consuming rice and green onions. 2. Was there really an effect of lowering blood sugar?

Italy Tuscany Farolo experiment

The experiment was conducted over a total of two days. In the morning, immediately after arriving at work on an empty stomach, one day participants ate 210g of rice mixed with parboiled rice and white rice in a 4:6 ratio, and the next day they ate 210g of plain white rice to monitor blood sugar changes. For more accurate comparison, only rice was consumed without any side dishes. Two reporters personally participated in the consumption. Blood sugar levels were checked using a self-monitoring blood glucose meter immediately before eating, one hour after eating, and two hours after eating.

Paro is used as a crop cultivated in the Tuscany region of Italy. Paro grown in this area complies with European Union (EU) regulations, so chemical fertilizers and pesticides are not used. It is so-called organic grain. It grows in high-altitude, harsh environments and undergoes crop rotation, allowing it to rest for 2 to 3 years, which makes it a high-quality and valuable crop.

Mixed rice with barley raises blood sugar less

Certainly, my blood sugar did not rise as much when I ate rice mixed with poro.

Journalist Kim Seo-hee's blood sugar changes on the day she ate plain white rice were fasting blood sugar 100 → 141 one hour after eating → 120 two hours after eating. On the day she ate rice mixed with parol, fasting was 105 → 130 one hour after eating → 110 two hours after eating. Considering only the two-hour post-meal blood sugar, it increased by 20 when eating plain rice, and by 5 when eating rice with parol.

Journalist Choi Ji-woo's blood sugar levels after eating white rice were 105 fasting, 155 one hour after eating, and 135 two hours after eating. On days when she ate porridge, her fasting blood sugar was 100, 125 one hour after eating, and 107 two hours after eating. White rice increased blood sugar by 30, while porridge increased it by 7.

Reporters who have tried eating 파로 rice said, "I usually crave snacks often, but on the day I ate 파로 rice, I felt full for a long time and didn't need to snack," and "Thanks to its chewy texture, I was able to consume carbohydrates in a healthy and delicious way."

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Because my stomach has been hurting for a long time

The best part is that I feel less hungry.

Then, finding snacks as well

It will decrease~

Chewy texture -> I'm curious if it makes you chew a bit longer.