Did you ever wonder if the food you eat is a direct effect on your health, well-being,

and longevity?

Well, I'm here to end that mystery you ARE the food you eat.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

Today we look at the best way to control diabetes, starting with the remarkable results of a

crossover study randomizing hundreds of people with diabetes to one and a third cup

of millet every day.

How does millet come to the help of diabetes?

A substantial portion of the starch in millet is resistance starch, meaning resistant

to digestion in our small intestine, so providing a bounty for the good bugs in our

colon.

All way more than more common grains like rice or wheat, but prosol and cotto millet

lead the pack.

What's going on?

The protein matrix in millet not only acts as a physical barrier, but actually also partially

sequesters your starch munching enzyme, and the millet polyphenols can also act as starch

blockers in and of themselves.

Millin also has a markedly slower stomach emptying times than other starchy foods.

If you eat white rice, boiled potatoes, or pasta, your stomach takes about an hour to

digest it before, you start to slowly dump it into your intestines and two or three hours

to empty about halfway.

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