American Diabetes Association (ADA) researched that many people with type two diabetes are very frustrated in the beginning of their treatment about types of food they must eat to help their condition. To aid these people, ADA published many helpful articles on their official website on topics such as Making Healthy Food Choices, Carbohydrates, Diabetes Superfoods and more. And while "the diet of every person must meet his individual needs and lifestyles," according to nutritionist Marion Franz, VP of supply at the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADA outlined a general list of helpful dietary tips for healthy eating with diabetes two. In its list ADA included information about carbohydrates, protein, fats, and cholesterol.
   ADA recognizes three main types of carbohydrates as starches, sugars, and fiber. Starch exists in both vegetables and grain and for people with diabetes it is important to monitor how many carbohydrates they eat on daily basis. Some grains, such as whole grains, are healthier than refined grains and are recommended for the diet especially. Then, sugar is another type of carbohydrate which either naturally occurs in some foods or refined and added to foods. Natural sugar is more wholesome for people with diabetes than refined sugar, because body breaks it down for energy in fast and easy way. Natural sugar exists mostly in fruits and vegetables. In general, diabetics are recommended to intake very little refined sugar (due to presence of high level of sugar in their bodies already) or use sugar-free food. The disadvantage of sugar-free diet lies in ability of some sweeteners to have laxative and other gastric effects on one’s stomach. Next, fiber comes from plants and it is the third type of carbohydrate. Fiber is indigestible part of food but is vital to correct functioning of intestines and lowering of cholesterol. ADA recommends the affected by diabetes people to increase their fiber diet to forty grams per day. Products that are rich in fiber are beans and legumes, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and nuts.
   In addition to carbohydrates, ADA talks about the responsible fat diet. While people eat meat and meat substitutes for protein, they often forget that some of meats also contain fat where saturated and trans fats are harmful to any diet. Saturated and trans fats increase the level of cholesterol in the blood that put people with diabetes at an even higher risk of heart attack. Foods such as high-fat dairy products, egg yolks, liver, and high-fat meat and poultry skin contain high amount of cholesterol. ADA suggest for diabetics to take less than seven percent of calories from fat. Each gram of fat provides approximately nine calories. As far as cholesterol, ADA recommended to eat no more than 200 mg of cholesterol per day.