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Celiac Disease
Amaranth snacks cause insulinemic response in women with celiac disease
January 5th, 2006
Amaranth snacks cause high glycemic and insulinemic response in women with celiac disease. According to investigators in Brazil, "Amaranth is a pseudocereal, the nutritional and functional values of which have attracted much interest recently. Amaranth has become popular among patients with celiac disease because it does not cause allergic reactions in the intestinal mucosa. However, the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus among these patients is well known. This study investigated the starch digestibility of an extruded amaranth product." "The digestion behavior was observed by the glycemic and insulinemic responses of 11 women to the amaranth...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-05)
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