An ionic-gelling alginate drink attenuates postprandial glycaemia in males

Obese individuals are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes compared to their healthy weight counterparts. Dietary fibre, such as alginate, could attenuate glycaemic disturbances associated with obesity when included in the diet.Forty self-reported, healthy males completed this randomised, single-bli...

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Main Authors: Charlotte J. Harden, J. Craig Richardson, Peter W. Dettmar, Bernard M. Corfe, Jenny R. Paxman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Gel
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464611000892