Does it matter when you eat your fruits and vegetables? In my Negative Calorie Preloading section that’s coming up in part IV, I explore the benefits of making them the first choice for your first course. There’s even a public health campaign in Japan called “Eat Vegetables First at Meals.”2291 Just changing the order of foods you eat can have meaningful metabolic impact. Compared to the exact same meal eaten in a different order, eating vegetables first can decrease blood sugar and insulin excursions in diabetics2292 and prediabetics,2293 resulting in significantly better blood sugar control
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