Dietary Carbohydrate (Amount and Type) in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes

Dietary Fiber and Glucose Tolerance in Japanese Brazilians

“…Previous evidences support that the degree of insulin resistance may alter the effect of carbohydrate-containing food on blood glucose (17). Given that Japanese Brazilians are at increased risk for impaired glucose disturbances and the limitations inherent to the cross-sectional nature of our data precluding the associations as causal ones, the extrapolation of our findings must be carefully considered.…”

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database

“…The clinical utility of the GI as a method of blood glucose control remains in question, because the American Diabetes Association (ADA) primarily recommends CHO counting for blood glucose control, although recognizing that several GI factors influence the glycemic response to foods [31,32] and that GI and GL may have additional benefit. It is noted in the ADA position paper that integration of the GI as a primary method of glycemic control is quite complex when it is applied to mixed foods and mixed meals.…”

Nutrition Recommendations and Interventions for Diabetes–2006

“…Several randomized clinical trials have reported that low-glycemic index diets reduce glycemia in diabetic subjects, but other clinical trials have not confirmed this effect (40). Moreover, the varia b i l i t y i n r e s p o n s e s t o s p e c i fi c carbohydrate-containing food is a concern (48).…”

“…Amount and type of carbohydrate. A 2004 ADA statement addressed the effects of the amount and type of carbohydrate in diabetes management (40). As noted previously, the RDA for carbohydrate (130 g/day) is an average minimum requirement (22).…”

“…Issues related to carbohydrate and glycemia have previously been extensively reviewed in American Diabetes Association reports and nutrition recommendations for the general public (1,2,22,40,45).…”