Exclusive translation: Research has revealed that eating quinoa daily can help stave off type 2 diabetes.
Spanish experts tested nine people over the age of 65 with stage 1 diabetes.
Pre-diabetes occurs when blood sugar levels are above normal, but have not yet reached the levels that would be formally diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.
According to the British Daily Mail, volunteers were given three meals a day in which potatoes, rice or legumes were replaced with quinoa.
Meanwhile, they were given foods made from quinoa flour, including pasta, cake, bread and crackers.
Blood sugar monitoring showed that blood sugar was low after eating quinoa.
This may be “critical” for preventing type 2 diabetes, the researchers said.
Experts are of the opinion that the micronutrient content in quinoa, compared to bread, rice or potatoes, helps slow digestion, causing a slower rise in glucose.
It is worth noting that quinoa belongs to the amaranth family, such as spinach and beetroot, and its leaves can also be eaten green as vegetables, but this is not common, as it is eaten as a grain after cooking.