Conclusions /interpretationPooled analyses demonstrated that pulses , alone or in low-GI or high-fibre diets , improve markers of longer term glycaemic control in humans , with the extent of the improvements subject to significant inter- study heterogeneity .
Aims /hypothesisDietary non-oil-seed pulses ( chickpeas , beans , peas , lentils , etc . )
are a good source of slowly digestible carbohydrate , fibre and vegetable protein and a valuable means of lowering the glycaemic-index ( GI ) of the diet .
To assess the evidence that dietary pulses may benefit glycaemic control , we conducted a systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled experimental trials investigating the effect of pulses , alone or as part of low-GI or high-fibre diets , on markers of glycaemic control in people with and without diabetes .
Five-week, low-glycemic index diet decreases total fat mass and improves plasma lipid profile in moderately overweight nondiabetic men.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a 5-week low-glycemic index ( LGI ) diet versus a high-glycemic index ( HGI ) diet can modify glucose and lipid metabolism as well as total fat mass in nondiabetic men . RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this study , 11 healthy men were r and omly allocated to 5 weeks of an LGI or HGI diet separated by a 5-week washout interval in a crossover design . RESULTS The LGI diet result ed in lower postpr and ial plasma glucose and insulin profiles and areas under the curve ( AUCs ) than the HGI diet . A 5-week period of the LGI diet lowered plasma triacylglycerol excursion after lunch ( AUC , P < 0.05 LGI vs. HGI ) . These modifications were associated with a decrease in the total fat mass by approximately 700 g ( P < 0.05 ) and a tendency to increase lean body mass ( P < 0.07 ) without any change in body weight . This decrease in fat mass was accompanied by a decrease in leptin , lipoprotein lipase , and hormone-sensitive lipase RNAm quantities in the subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue ( P < 0.05 ) . CONCLUSIONS We concluded that 5 weeks of an LGI diet ameliorates some plasma lipid parameters , decreases total fat mass , and tends to increase lean body mass without changing body weight . These changes were accompanied by a decrease in the expression of some genes implicated in lipid metabolism . Such a diet could be of benefit to healthy , slightly overweight subjects and might play a role in the prevention of metabolic diseases and their cardiovascular complications
Conclusions /interpretationPooled analyses demonstrated that pulses , alone or in low-GI or high-fibre diets , improve markers of longer term glycaemic control in humans , with the extent of the improvements subject to significant inter- study heterogeneity .
Aims /hypothesisDietary non-oil-seed pulses ( chickpeas , beans , peas , lentils , etc . )
are a good source of slowly digestible carbohydrate , fibre and vegetable protein and a valuable means of lowering the glycaemic-index ( GI ) of the diet .
To assess the evidence that dietary pulses may benefit glycaemic control , we conducted a systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled experimental trials investigating the effect of pulses , alone or as part of low-GI or high-fibre diets , on markers of glycaemic control in people with and without diabetes .