Dietary guidelines carbohydrate

One of the main reasons for developing analytical methods to distinguish between soluble and insoluble components of dietary fiber was to provide a means of assessing the capacity of fiber-rich foods to influence carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. There is evidence that diets that provide 30-50% of their fiber in the form of soluble polysaccharides are associated with lower cholesterol levels and better glycemic control than diets that contain mostly insoluble fiber. Several officially recognized sets of guidelines for patients with impaired glucose... 

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