Vitamins and minerals, as coenzymes or antioxidants, as well as some enzymes and hormones, play an important role in the occurrence and development of diabetes and its complications.
Diabetes patients are often accompanied by vitamin and mineral deficiency, such as vitamin A, B 1, B2, B6, C, D and E deficiency in patients with type/Kloc-0 diabetes mellitus. The incidence increases with the increase of latitude, suggesting that it may be related to the decrease of vitamin D synthesis caused by less ultraviolet radiation.
Deficiencies of vitamin B, β -carotene and vitamins C, D and E are more common in patients with type 2 diabetes. Studies have shown that the mineral level of diabetic patients has also decreased, even lower when there are complications.
The possible mechanisms of these vitamins and minerals in the occurrence and development of diabetes are as follows:
1, vitamin A: Vitamin A has antioxidant effect, which has an important influence on the activation, proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of lymphocytes. Lack of vitamin A will lead to autoimmune abnormalities, which may lead to 1 diabetes and islet cell apoptosis.
2.b vitamins: The amide group of nicotinic acid is an essential component of hydrogen-carrying coenzyme, such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP). Vitamin B 1 constitutes an essential coenzyme for oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, and vitamin B6 is the main coenzyme for glucose and lipid metabolism. As a key enzyme coenzyme, vitamin B group plays an important role in glucose metabolism, which can reduce diabetic neuropathy, homocysteine level and the incidence of coronary heart disease.
3. Vitamin C: Vitamin C can scavenge free radicals, protect the function of endothelial cells and prevent diabetes complicated with neurovascular diseases.
4. Vitamin D: Vitamin D can inhibit the autoimmune reaction of pancreatic β cells, reduce insulin resistance, and lead to decreased insulin secretion when lacking.
5. Vitamin E: Vitamin E can scavenge free radicals and reduce vascular endothelial damage. When the plasma vitamin E level decreases, it can aggravate the disorder of glucose metabolism and promote or aggravate the occurrence of diabetic vascular complications.
Research shows that:
(1) The levels of vitamins E, C and D in the body are negatively correlated with the occurrence of diabetes.
(2) Lack of vitamins A, B 1, nicotinic acid and riboflavin can increase the risk of nuclear cataract in diabetic patients; The deficiency of vitamins B 1 and B 12 is related to the occurrence of diabetic neuropathy. Deficiencies of folic acid, vitamin B6 and B 12 are usually associated with high homocysteine (Hcy) levels, which in turn promotes atherosclerotic thrombosis. Low intake of vitamin C is associated with high risk of cardiovascular disease.
6. Zinc: Zinc can affect the synthesis, storage, secretion and structural integrity of insulin, and reduce the complications of retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy. Studies have shown that impaired nutritional status of zinc is considered as a risk factor for diabetes.
7. Selenium: Selenium has insulin-like effect, lowering blood sugar and resisting atherosclerosis.
8. Manganese: It can prevent impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes-like manifestations.
9, magnesium: can reduce the incidence of diabetes and fasting insulin levels.
10, copper: copper can reduce blood sugar, and when it is deficient, it can reduce the activity of superoxide dismutase in islet cells, and islet cells are more vulnerable to free radical damage.
1 1, iron: iron can reduce free radicals and reduce complications of vascular diseases.
Second, green algae is a strongly alkaline food, and its alkali production is the highest in nature, which can improve the unhealthy constitution of diabetics and achieve balance.
Nutritional supplement suggestion: Due to the synergistic effect of various nutrients, vitamin C can prevent vitamins from being oxidized, enhance their oxidative stress and reduce LDL oxidation; Vitamin e can reverse the decrease of intracellular magnesium concentration caused by oxygen free radicals; Vitamin c, e and zinc have synergistic effects in different parts. Moreover, due to dietary restriction and osmotic diuresis, diabetic patients are likely to have insufficient intake of protein, vitamins and minerals, which further aggravates the occurrence and development of diabetes and its complications. Therefore, comprehensive supplementation of rich and comprehensive nutrients is an important part of nutritional support for diabetes treatment, which is of great significance to the kidney and cardiovascular protection of diabetic patients and diabetes itself.
What kind of natural whole foods can contain such rich and balanced nutrients? The answer is: green algae! Moreover, the biological function of green algae 1 mg vitamin is 10 times higher than that of synthetic vitamin 1 mg.
Green algae, also known as Chlorella. It is a freshwater unicellular algae, which has survived for more than 3 billion years. Contains a comprehensive nutritional system needed by human body, with balanced ingredients. It is a "generalist" in food.
Besides abundant and complete vitamins (16 species) and minerals (1 1 species),
And all 18 amino acids needed by human body,
Three kinds of chlorophyll,
A variety of enzymes,
Protein,
Carbohydrates,
Nucleic acid,
Polysaccharide,
Cellulose,
SOD，
Glutathione,
Unsaturated fatty acid
Unique green algae growth factor (CGF), etc.
The contents of chlorophyll, protein and nucleic acid are the highest among all plants. Its nutritional value greatly exceeds that of high-protein foods such as eggs, milk and soybeans, and it is safer. Green algae is a kind of strongly alkaline food, which can change the acidic constitution of human body into a healthy weakly alkaline constitution. It is precisely because of the rich and complete nutrition, and the functions of promoting immune function and regulating acid-base constitution that green algae has many regulating and improving functions, which is more in line with the concept of "medicine and food are homologous" and "medicine is better than food". International nutritionists call green algae "the perfect natural food".