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Coffee does not modify postprandial glycaemic and insulinaemic responses induced by carbohydrates.
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PMID:  22038462     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: Strong epidemiological evidence suggests that coffee consumption is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes. In postprandial studies, however, caffeine consumption has been associated with impaired glucose regulation. AIM OF THE STUDY: To study the acute effects of coffee and caffeine-containing soft drinks on glycaemic and insulinaemic responses. DESIGN: Twelve healthy volunteers were served each test food once and the reference glucose solution twice, containing 50 g of available carbohydrates, after an overnight fast at 1-week intervals in a random order. Capillary blood samples were drawn at 15-30 min intervals for 2 h after each study meal. The incremental areas under the curve (IAUC), glycaemic index (GI) and insulinaemic index (II), were calculated to estimate the glycaemic and insulinaemic responses. RESULTS: Glucose and insulin responses of coffees with glucose containing 150 or 300 mg of caffeine did not differ from responses of pure glucose solution; the GIs were 104 and 103, and the IIs were 89 and 92, respectively. When a bun or sucrose and milk were consumed together with coffee, lower GI values and insulin responses were observed, reflecting the carbohydrate quality and protein content of the accompaniments. Sucrose-sweetened cola produced a high GI value of 90 and an II of 61. CONCLUSIONS: Coffee does not modify glycaemic and insulinaemic responses when ingested with a carbohydrate source. Therefore, there is no need to avoid coffee as a choice of beverage in GI testing.
Authors:
Katja A Hätönen; Jarmo Virtamo; Johan G Eriksson; Harri K Sinkko; Iris Erlund; Pekka Jousilahti; Jaana M Leiviskä; Liisa M Valsta
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-25
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Title:  European journal of nutrition     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1436-6215     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
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Created Date:  2011-10-31     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  100888704     Medline TA:  Eur J Nutr     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Lifestyles and Participation, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 00271, Helsinki, Finland, katja.hatonen@thl.fi.
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