Background: Wholegrain intake is inversely related to weight gain over time, but little
information is available on the role of pulses in weight control. Objective: To compare weight …

Current evidence suggests that a low-glycemic load diet with a preference for low-glycemic
index foods and integration of slowly digestible, poorly absorbable carbohydrates may …

Purpose β-Glucans (βG) and resistant starch (RS) are known for their effects on the
improvement of glucose tolerance and enhancement of insulin sensitivity. Enrichment of …

The postprandial state is the period in which the largest metabolic, endocrine and
inflammatory changes occur in normal, healthy, day-to-day living. Metabolic substrates will …

With the escalating global obesity problem comes the urgent need for both preventative
nutrition and treatment options. While nutritionists argue about the relative roles of energy …

Backgrounds: There is growing evidence from both observational and intervention studies
that Whole Grain (WG) cereals exert beneficial effects on human health, especially on the …

Dietary fat intake has been blamed for the increase in adiposity and has led to a worldwide
effort to decrease the amount of fat in the diet. However, the comparative efficacy of this …

Three well-designed long term studies (the Diabetes Prevention Program, the Finnish
Diabetes Prevention Study and the Chinese Da Qing study) reached the same conclusion: a …

This 12-month, randomised study of individuals with established type 2 diabetes
investigated whether dietary advice emphasising a single message to reduce fat intake …

Subjects with obesity and elevated fasting blood glucose are at high risk of developing type
2 diabetes which may be reduced by a dietary intervention leading to an improvement of …