Effects of pre-germinated brown rice on blood glucose and lipid levels in free-living patients with impaired fasting glucose or type 2 diabetes.
White rice (WR) is made by polishing brown rice (BR) and has lost various nutrients; however, most people prefer it to BR, maybe because of the hardness of BR. Pre-germinated brown rice (PGBR) improves the problem of BR. It is made by soaking BR kernels in water to germinate and becomes softer than BR. In this study we compared the effects of WR and PGBR on blood glucose and lipid concentrations in the impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or type 2 diabetes patients. Six men and 5 women with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or type 2 diabetes were randomly allocated to 6 wk on WR or PGBR diet separated by a 2 wk washout interval in a crossover design. Each subject was instructed to consume 3 packs of cooked WR or PGBR (180 g/pack) daily in each intervention phase. Blood samples were collected 4 times (in study weeks 0, 6, 8 and 14) for biochemical examination. Blood concentrations of fasting blood glucose, fructosamine, serum total cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels were favorably improved on the PGBR diet (p<0.01), but not on the WR diet. The present results suggest that diets including PGBR may be useful to control blood glucose level.
Hsu
Tzu-Fang
TF
Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
Kise
Mitsuo
M
Wang
Ming-Fu
MF
Ito
Yukihiko
Y
Yang
Mei-Due
MD
Aoto
Hiromichi
H
Yoshihara
Rie
R
Yokoyama
Jyunichi
J
Kunii
Daisuke
D
Yamamoto
Shigeru
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004032:Diet; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine / Q000097:blood; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012275:Oryza; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D019270:Fructosamine; D002784:Cholesterol