Foods high in sucrose and glucose include cake, cookies, pie, candy, soft drinks, and other desserts. People with diabetes need to be aware of how much of this sugar they eat. Corn syrup, corn syrup solids, high fructose syrups, maple syrup, sorghum syrup, and sugar cane syrup are all primarily glucose and must be consumed carefully by people with diabetes. Fats are an important energy source and are needed for growth. A major emphasis in nutrition in the past decade has been the reduction of the total daily fat intake.
Food eaten in fast-food restaurants is usually very high in fat.
Thus, they are more likely to lead to weight gain and obesity. Most effective long-term weight reduction programs emphasize the limiting of total fat intake. The main fats in the diet are divided into three types. It is important to eat more of the polyunsaturated and monounsaturated than the saturated fats. As with reducing total fat intake, increasing this ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fats can help to reduce blood cholesterol levels and to prevent heart attacks.