Comparison of postprandial glycaemia in Asians and Caucasians.
OBJECTIVE
To compare postprandial glycaemic responses between Asian and Caucasian subjects.


METHODS
Postprandial capillary blood glucose concentrations were measured as 2-h incremental areas-under-the-curve (iAUCs) following consumption of a glucose beverage and a breakfast cereal in 27 Asians and 73 Caucasians.


RESULTS
The mean difference in iAUC was 29%(95%CI 10, 51) and 63%(95%CI 32, 102) higher in the Asian compared with the Caucasian group following the glucose beverage and cereal, respectively.The glycaemic index (GI) of the cereal was 77(95%CI 66, 90) in the Asian group and 61 (95% CI 55, 67) in the Caucasian group; the values were different (P = 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The findings suggest that dietary recommendations for people with diabetes and those at risk of Type 2 diabetes may be more appropriate if based on research in the ethnic group for which they are intended.
Venn
B S
BS
Department of Human Nutrition, the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. bernard.venn@otago.ac.nz
Williams
S M
SM
Mann
J I
JI
D019540:Area Under Curve; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D038321:Glycemic Index / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology*; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology*; D055815:Young Adult