TY  - JOUR
T1  - LOw–glycemic index vs high–cereal fiber diet in type 2 diabetes
AU  - Weickert MO, Pfeiffer AH
Y1  - 2009/04/15
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.483
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1538
EP  - 1539
VL  - 301
IS  - 15
N2  - 
Low–glycemic index diets are typically high-fiber diets. As the authors acknowledged, the low–glycemic index diet contained even more fiber than the high–cereal fiber diet (18.7 vs 15.7 g of fiber per 1000 kcal; P < .001). Several of the recommended foods in the high–cereal fiber group contained considerable amounts of soluble fibers (such as pectin in guava and carrots) that, unlike cereal fibers, do not appear to influence diabetes risk.2 In addition, starchy high–glycemic index food such as baked potatoes, emphasized in the high–cereal fiber and restricted in the low–glycemic index group, might have further influenced the observed findings.3 However, we recognize the challenges in designing an intervention comparing effects of low–glycemic index vs high–cereal fiber diets.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.483
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.483
ER  -