Associations of dietary sugar and glycemic index with adiposity and insulin dynamics in overweight Latino youth.

Background: Few studies have examined the relation between dietary carbohydrate quality, adiposity, and insulin dynamics in children.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine which aspects of dietary carbohydrate, specifically dietary sugar, fiber, glycemic index, or glycemic load, are associated with adiposity and insulin dynamics in overweight Latino children.

Design: We examined 120 overweight Latino children (10-17 y old) with a family history of type 2 diabetes.