Review of human studies investigating the post-prandial blood-glucose lowering ability of oat and barley food products

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 310-317

  Tosh, S M ^a  

^a GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

glucan; barley; glycaemic response; oat

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CARBOHYDRATE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BARLEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OAT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; WHEAT;

AVENA SATIVA; BETA-GLUCANS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIETARY FIBER; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HORDEUM; HUMANS; INSULIN; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84876419042     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.25     Document Type: Review

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