A systematic review of the influence of rice characteristics and processing methods on postprandial glycaemic and insulinaemic responses.

ABSTRACT: Rice is an important staple food for more than half of the world's population. Especially in Asian countries, rice is a major contributor to dietary glycaemic load (GL). Sustained consumption of higher-GL diets has been implicated in the development of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Given that a reduction in postprandial glycaemic and insulinaemic responses is generally seen as a beneficial dietary change, it is useful to determine the variation in the range of postprandial glucose (PPG) and insulin (PPI) responses to rice and the primary intrinsic and processing factors known to affect such responses. Therefore, we identified relevant original research articles on glycaemic response to rice through a systematic search of the literature in Scopus, Medline and SciFinder

SUBMITTER: Boers HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4579564 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature