There is controversy regarding the clinical utility of classifying foods according to their
glycemic responses by using the glycemic index (GI). Part of the controversy is due to …

This review provides an update of the biological aspects of the genus Echinococcus and
focuses on newly recognized endemic areas. Infection with the intermediate cystic stage of all …

Large differences exist in the degree to which different starch containing foods affect the
blood glucose levels of both normal volunteers and diabetics. These differences appear to …

To determine the effect of different foods on the blood glucose, 62 commonly eaten foods and
sugars were fed individually to groups of 5 to 10 healthy fasting volunteers. Blood glucose …

To define the type of dietary fibre of fibre analogue with the greatest potential use in diabetic
treatment, groups of four to six volunteers underwent 50-g glucose tolerance tests (GTT) …

OBJECTIVE Intake of carbohydrates that provide a large glycemic response has been
hypothesized to increase the risk of NIDDM, whereas dietary fiber is suspected to reduce …

The objective was to determine the influence of consuming 50 g flaxseed/d for 4 wk on
several indexes of nutrition in young healthy adults. During flaxseed consumption, alpha-…

The effect of phytic acid on starch digestibility was studied in vitro and related to the blood
glucose response (glycemic index) in healthy volunteers. The glycemic index was found to …

Six healthy male volunteers underwent 2-wk metabolically controlled high-glycemic-index (GI)
and low-GI diets in random order. Over the low-GI diet significant reductions were seen in …

Transcriptional reprogramming forms a major part of a plant's response to pathogen infection.
Many individual components and pathways operating during plant defense have been …