Potatoes Compared with Rice in Meals with either Animal or Plant Protein Reduce Postprandial Glycemia and Increase Satiety in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Crossover Study.

Background: Rice and pasta are recommended as healthier than potatoes on the basis of their glycemic index when eaten alone.

Objectives: The study objective was to evaluate postprandial glycemia (PPG), appetite, and food intake (FI) at meals with potatoes or rice when consumed with either meatballs or their vegetarian substitute.

Methods: In a randomized, single-blinded, crossover design, 26 (13 males and 13 females) healthy adults (age: 18-45 y; body mass index [kg/m]: 18.

A Comparison of the Effects of Dairy Products with their Plant-based Alternatives on Metabolic Responses in Healthy Young Canadian Adults: a randomized cross-over study.

Plant-based food demand is rapidly increasing. However, the metabolic responses of plant proteins within their commercially available form remains unclear. Two randomized crossover experiments compared plant-based alternatives to dairy on postprandial glycemia, metabolic hormones, and appetite before and after a fixed size (12 kcal/kg body weight) pasta meal in sixteen healthy young adults (eight males and eight females).

The effect of defatted cocoa powder on cholesterol-induced changes of serum lipids in rats.

Introduction: Cocoa has been known for many health benefits, but its lipid-lowering activity still remains unresolved.

Objectives: To investigate effects of varying amounts of defatted cocoa on serum lipids in cholesterol-fed rats.

Methods: Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into four cholesterol-free (control) and four cholesterol-supplemented (experimental) diets containing 0, 1, 2 or 3% defatted cocoa (DC) and given ad libitumto the rats for ten weeks.