A Tale of Two Diets and Diabetes

Both a low-glycemic-index diet-one rich in foods that release glucose in the blood slowly-and a high-cereal-fiber diet have shown benefits for people with diabetes. But the low-glycemic-index was more effective in a recent study at helping people control their blood glucose. Here's a look at how the study worked and how the diets differed.

In the study, 210 people with type 2 diabetes were put into either a high-cereal-fiber group or a group whose diet had the same amount of fiber but a 10 to 20 percent lower glycemic index.

Read the full article at diabetes.org