Potato Preload Mitigated Postprandial Glycemic Excursion in Healthy Subjects: An Acute Randomized Trial.

This study investigated the preload effect of the medium and high glycemic index (GI) potato, as well as the combination of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (HG) and potato, when ingested prior to a rice meal, on the iso-carbohydrate basis. In a randomized crossover trial, 17 healthy female subjects consumed (1) rice; (2) co-ingestion of highly cooked potato (HP), and rice (HP + R); (3) co-ingestion of minimally cooked potato (MP) and rice (MP + R); (4) preload HP prior to rice meal (PHP + R); (5) preload MP prior to rice meal (PMP + R); (6) co-ingestion of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (HG), HP and rice (HG + HP + R); (7) preload HG prior to co-ingestion of HP and rice (PHG + HP + R); (8) co-preload of HG and HP prior to rice (PHG + PHP + R); and (9) preload of HP prior to co-ingestion of HG and rice (PHP + HG + R). Postprandial glycemic response (GR) tests and subjective satiety tests were conducted for each test food. Cooked potato as a preload to a rice meal could significantly cut the acute postprandial glycemic excursion by around 1.0 mmol/L, irrespective of the GI of the preload. Co-preload of partial hydrolyzed guar gum and highly cooked potato (PHG + PHP + R) resulted in improved acute GR in terms of peak glucose value and glycemic excursion compared with either HG preload or HP preload. All the meals with preload showed comparable or improved self-reported satiety. Within an equicarbohydrate exchange framework, both high-GI and medium-GI potato preload decreased the postprandial glycemic excursion in young healthy female subjects. The combination of HG and HP as double preload resulted in better GR than both single HG or HP preload did.

Effects of nutritional nursing intervention based on glycemic load for patient with gestational diabetes mellitus.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of nutritional nursing intervention based on glycemic load (GL) for patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred thirty-four patients diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus at our hospital were selected from March 2015 to March 2017 and randomly divided into the observation (n = 67) and control groups (n = 67). All of the patients in the observation and control groups received conventional nutritional nursing. In addition, the patients in the observation group received nutritional nursing intervention based on GL. The changes in blood glucose levels and pregnancy outcomes were compared between the two groups after intervention. RESULTS: There were significant differences in fasting blood glucose (FBG) and the 2h postprandial glucose (2hPG) levels between the two groups (P < 0.05). There was a lower incidence of premature delivery, fetal macrosomia, eclampsia, preg- nancy hypertension syndrome, and fetal distress in the observation group. CONCLUSIONS: Nutritional nursing intervention based on GL is more effective than traditional nutritional nursing for patients with gestational diabetes, and can effectively control the blood glucose level, reduce the incidence of pregnant complica- tions, and improve the pregnancy outcome. Thus, nutritional nursing intervention based on GL deserves to be popularized.

Formulación de barras nutricionales con proteínas lácteas: índice glucémico y efecto de saciedad / Formulation of nutritional bars with dairy proteins: glycemic index and satiety effect

Se ha estudiado el índice glicémico, la carga glicémica y el efecto de saciedad producido en adultos jóvenes (12 hombres y 8 mujeres) por el consumo de tres tipos de barritas nutricionales formuladas con proteínas lactoséricas (LS), caseínas (CS) o hidratos de carbono (HC) frente a un control (C). Los valores de glucemia en la sangre a los 30 min fueron significativamente mayores (p < 0,05) para la barra HC (129 ± 8 mg/dl) frente a las barras CS (103 ± 6 mg/dl) y LS (86 ± 8 mg/dl). Asimismo, también se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (p < 0,05) entre los índices glicémicos de los tres tipos de barras estudiadas (LS = 11,5 ± 3,9; CS = 40,7 ± 6,5; HC = 68,8 ± 13,0). Por otro lado, las barritas nutricionales formuladas con proteínas lácteas (LS y CS) muestran un efecto de saciedad mucho más intenso y prolongado que la formulada con hidratos de carbono (HC), lo que pone de manifiesto el potencial de estas proteínas para ser utilizadas en la formulación de productos para diabéticos y dietéticos (AU)

It has been studied in young adults (12 men and 8 women) the glycemic index, glycemic load and satiety effect produced by three types of nutritional bars formulated with whey proteins (LS), caseins (CS) or carbohydrates (HC) against a control group (C). It has been found significant differences (p < 0.05) in relation to blood sugar levels for HC bar (129 ± 8 mg/dl) against CS bar (103 ± 6 mg/dl) and LS bar (86 ± 8 mg/dl) after 30 min of its intake. Furthermore, it has also been found significant differences (p < 0.05) between glycemic index of three types of studied bars (LS = 11.5 ± 3.9; CS = 40.7 ± 6.5; HC = 68.8 ± 13.0). On the other hand, nutritional bars formulated with dairy proteins (LS y CS) showed a satiety effect more heavy and prolonged than carbohydrate bar (HC). The results reveal that dairy proteins may be used as functional ingredients to develop diabetic and dietary supplies (AU)