The medium-term effect of natural or extractive dietary fibres on plasma amino acids and lipids in type 1 diabetics.
We evaluated the effect of a diet rich in natural (NF) or extractive fibres (guar gum) on 12 male IDD (insulin-dependent diabetes) out-patients. The treatment lasted for 2 months. During the first month the patients were on an isocaloric diet containing 30 g of fibres and then they were randomly subdivided into two groups. One group followed an isocaloric diet rich in fibres (70 g/day), the second group an isocaloric diet enriched by guar (9 g of guar added to 30 g of natural fibres/day). Reduced serum levels of HbA1c and several amino acids showed that metabolic control significantly improved under each dietary regimen.
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Malattie del Ricambio, Istituto di Medicina Clinica, Università di Padova, Italy.
Briani
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Bilardo
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Vitale
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Lavagnini
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Marescotti
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Duner
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Giorato
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Tiengo
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D000328:Adult; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005685:Galactans / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D053149:Plant Gums
D000596:Amino Acids; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005685:Galactans; D008055:Lipids; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; C007894:guar gum