Harvard’s Dr. Frank Hu in 2007 called for a paradigm shift in dietary prevention of heart disease, de-emphasizing the original diet-heart hypothesis and noting instead that “. . . reducing dietary GL [glycemic load] should be made a top public health priority.” Jim Mann at the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) authored a 2007 [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Fiber’
January 6, 2010
Legumes and Whole Grains: Any Role in Diabetes?
Expert nutrition panels consistently recommend whole grains and legumes for people with diabetes. Why? And do these foods affect development of diabetes? I found a pertinent scientific review article on the subject from 2004 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Here are some pertinent quotes from the summary: Epidemiological studies strongly support the suggestion that [...]
November 18, 2009
Do Beans and Peas Affect Glucose Control in Diabetics?
Beans and peas improve control of blood sugar in diabetics and others, according to a recent report from Canadian researchers. The effect is modest. Dietary pulses are dried leguminous seeds, including beans, chickpeas, lentils, and peas. Pulses fed to healthy volunteers have a very low glycemic index, meaning they don’t cause much of a rise in [...]
June 19, 2009
Fiber and Systemic Inflammation
High dietary fiber intake helps prevent constipation, diverticular disease, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, and perhaps colon polyps. Soluble fiber helps control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, and it reduces LDL cholesterol levels, thereby reducing risks of coronary heart disease. An article in the journal Nutrition suggests how fiber may have beneficial effects in [...]
May 20, 2009
High Glycemic Load and Low Grain Fiber Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men
A study published in 1997 helped establish the association between glycemic load, dietary fiber, and type 2 diabetes in men. Methodology Over 42,000 mostly middle-aged men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, without diabetes at baseline, were followed over six years to see if diet composition was related to onset of type 2 diabetes. Food [...]
May 3, 2009
Fiber and Systemic Inflammation
High dietary fiber intake helps prevent constipation, diverticular disease, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, and perhaps colon polyps. Soluble fiber helps control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, and it reduces LDL cholesterol levels, thereby reducing risks of coronary heart disease. An article in the journal Nutrition suggests how fiber may have beneficial effects in [...]
