Less sugar, more fiber better for Latinos with diabetes

Less Sugar, More Fiber Reduces Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Latinos
Food Product Design, 04/13/2009

LOS ANGELES—Latino adolescents have a high prevalence of obesity, are more insulin resistant and are more likely to develop obesity-related chronic diseases than other adolescents.

A new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that overweight Latino adolescents who decreased added sugar intake by an average of 47 g/d (equivalent to the sugar in one can of soda) had an average 33-percent decrease in insulin secretion during an oral glucose tolerance test. Those who increased fiber by an average of 5 g/d had an average 10-percent reduction in visceral adipose tissue volume. Modest changes in sugar and fiber consumption could lead to substantial improvements in adiposity and metabolic parameters.