Addition of dietary fiber sources to shakes reduces postprandial glycemia and alters food intake.

Introduction: Obesity and Type 2 diabetes may be controlled by foods capable of modulating food intake and blood glucose.

Objectives: We investigated whether the addition of food sources of fiber or phaseolamin to shakes can control food intake and reduce postprandial glycemia.

Methods: This was a randomized, single blind, crossover design study (food intake: n=22; glycemia: n=10).

Effect of different protein types on second meal postprandial glycaemia in normal weight and normoglycemic subjects.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic affecting 346 million people in the world. The glycemic control is the key for diabetes prevention and management. Some proteins can stimulate insulin release and modulate glycemic response.

Dairy products consumption versus type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment; a review of recent findings from human studies.

Introduction: It has been claimed that the appropriate consumption of dairy products can be beneficial for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Objective: The objective of this review is to critically analyze the main scientific evidence about this topic.

Methods: MEDLINE, PubMEd, Science Direct, SCIELO and LILACS were searched for studies published over the past 12 years exploring the effects of the consumption of dairy products or its components (calcium, vitamin D and magnesium) on T2DM.