Reduction of Postprandial Glycemia by the Novel Viscous Polysaccharide PGX, in a Dose-Dependent Manner, Independent of Food Form

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-98

  Jenkins, Alexandra L ^a   Kacinik, Veronica ^b   Lyon, Michael R ^c,d   Wolever, Thomas MS ^a  

^a Glycemic Index Laboratories Inc   (Canada)

^b InovoBiologic Inc   (Canada)

^c Canadian Centre for Functional Medicine   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary fiber; Glycemic index; Novel viscous polysaccharide; PGX; PolyGlycopleX; Postprandial glycemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MARGARINE; POLYGLYCOPLEX; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; VISCOSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956479359     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2010.10719821     Document Type: Article

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