Table 1 Carbohydrate-rich foods instructed to remove in the carbohydrate-reduced diet
From: Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on glycemic control in outpatients with severe type 2 diabetes
Staple foods | rice, bread, corn, spaghetti, noodle made of wheat or buckwheat, potato, sweet potato, taro and yam |
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Fruits | pear, apple, persimmon, mikan, orange, grapefruit, peach, grape, melon, water melon, banana, pine apple and Japanese chestnut, etc. |
Vegetables | carrot, Indian lotus, pumpkin and autumn squash |
Confectioneries | |
Drink | beverages containing sugar, glucose and fructose, and milk |
Alcohol | brew: sake, beer and wine (Distilled liquor was not restricted.) |