Open AccessEffect of whey on blood glucose and insulin responses to composite breakfast and lunch meals in type 2 diabetic subjects
Author(s) -
Anders Frid,
Mikael Nilsson,
Jens J. Holst,
Inger Björck
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.82.1.69
Subject(s) - postprandial , meal , insulin , glycemic , medicine , glycemic index , endocrinology , food science , ingestion , type 2 diabetes , whey protein , incretin , area under the curve , lactose , diabetes mellitus , chemistry
Whey proteins have insulinotropic effects and reduce the postprandial glycemia in healthy subjects. The mechanism is not known, but insulinogenic amino acids and the incretin hormones seem to be involved.
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