The Dhaka Times Desk People suffering from diabetes are using jaggery instead of sugar in cooking. Is it really healthy to use jaggery in food if you have diabetes?
Most of the diabetic patients nowadays suffer from type 2 diabetes. Many complex diseases are also nested in the body by the hands of this disease. Diseases like diabetes are taking root in the body at a very young age due to reduced physical activity, irregular eating and drinking habits, and uncontrolled lifestyle. Doctors said that diabetes can be controlled by making small changes in lifestyle. Special attention should be given to eating and drinking.
Many people think that if you eat too much sugar, you will get diabetes! But this is not true at all. However, once this disease settles in someone's body, then sugar or sweet foods should be avoided. It would be great if you could turn it off completely. There are many people who, suffering from diabetes, have completely stopped using sugar in cooking, but instead of sugar cookies, jaggery cookies have taken their place. Is it healthy to use molasses in diabetic food?
Jaggery is actually a naturally made sweetener. It is usually made by burning palm juice or sugarcane juice. Jaggery is rich in nutrients like potassium, iron and calcium. But that does not mean that jaggery will be healthy for diabetic patients. Although jaggery helps in lowering high blood pressure due to its iron content, it is best avoided by diabetic patients. 100 grams of jaggery contains 383 calories, 65 to 85 percent sucrose and 10 to 15 percent fructose and glucose, which is harmful for diabetic patients.
Experts believe that eating jaggery can increase the glucose level in the body of diabetic patients. Many people think that consuming jaggery instead of sugar will keep the blood sugar level under control. This is not correct at all. Rather, the sucrose present in molasses increases the sugar level further. That's why it is as harmful as sugar for diabetic patients.
Diabetic patients should include foods that have a very low glycemic index (GI) in their diet. But molasses has a very high GI level. Eating jaggery immediately raises the blood sugar level. If jaggery is included in the daily diet of a diabetic patient, problems like kidney problems, heart problems and even damage to other body organs may occur.
So nutritionists think that those who have not yet developed diabetes can replace sugar with jaggery in their daily diet. The reason is that jaggery is much healthier than sugar. However, before use, it is necessary to check whether the jaggery is pure or not. Source: Anandabazar Patrika.
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