1. Effect of guar crispbread with cereal products and leguminous seeds on blood glucose concentrations of diabetics.
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Jenkins DJ, Wolever TM, Taylor RH, Barker HM, Fielden H, and Jenkins AL
- Subjects
- Adult, Edible Grain, Fabaceae, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Plants, Medicinal, Seeds, Blood Glucose metabolism, Cellulose administration & dosage, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Diet, Diabetic, Dietary Fiber administration & dosage
- Abstract
To compare the effect on blood glucose concentrations of guar incorporated into crispbreads with that of unprocessed high-fibre foods groups of four to six diabetics took a total of seven test breakfasts on separate days. By comparison with a breakfast of wholemeal bread and cheese, guar crispbread combined with bread reduced the area under the glucose response curve to 51% (p < 0.05); bread and soya beans reduced the area to 65% (p < 0.05); guar crispbread with soya beans to 25% (p < 0.002); and soya beans with lentils to 29% (p < 0.002). Porridge and cornflake breakfasts showed no difference. The favourable results with leguminous seeds may not make such meals more acceptable than meals of guar products, but a combination of leguminous seeds and guar may allow smaller and more acceptable amounts of both to be used.
- Published
- 1980
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