Effects of added PGX®, a novel functional fibre, on the glycaemic index of starchy foods

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-248

  Brand Miller, Jennie C ^a   Atkinson, Fiona S ^a   Gahler, Roland J ^b   Kacinik, Veronica ^d   Lyon, Michael R ^c,d   Wood, Simon ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Factors Group R and D   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Canadian Centre for Functional Medicine   (Canada)

^e InovoBiologic Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Glycaemic index; PGX ; PolyGlycopleX ; Viscous polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOPLEX; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADULT; ALGINATES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREAD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; STARCH; VISCOSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863817664     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511005447     Document Type: Article

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