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Metabolic adaptation
Higher fibre intake is associated with reduced fasting plasma glucose by a mean difference of -0.56 mmol/L.
Increasing dietary fibre can help lower fasting plasma glucose levels in individuals with diabetes.
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Increased fibre intakes reduced fasting plasma glucose (MD -0.56 mmol/L, 95% CI -0.73 to -0.38 from 34 trials).
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Based on systematic review and meta-analyses.
Source
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Dietary fibre and whole grains in diabetes management: Systematic review and meta-analyses.
Claire L. Meek · Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature · 2020
DOI 10.3410/f.737501826.793577601
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