The Claim
Low-starch high-fiber pasta produces a significantly lower peak postprandial glucose increase than standard pasta in both healthy individuals and those with type 2 diabetes, with a mean difference of 14.8 mg/dL, indicating that fiber-enriched, starch-reduced carbohydrates may blunt acute glycemic excursions regardless of metabolic health status.
What the research says
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Pasta made with less starch and more fiber causes a smaller rise in blood sugar after eating compared to regular pasta, in both people without diabetes and those with type 2 diabetes.
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Low-starch high-fiber pasta produces a significantly lower peak postprandial glucose increase than standard pasta in both healthy individuals and those with type 2 diabetes, with a mean difference of 14.8 mg/dL, indicating that fiber-enriched, starch-reduced carbohydrates may blunt acute glycemic excursions regardless of metabolic health status.
This pasta has less of the kind of starch that breaks down quickly into sugar and more fiber that acts like a sponge and barrier in the gut. Because of this, the sugar from the pasta is released into the blood much more slowly, so blood sugar doesn't spike as high after eating.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Impact of low-starch high-fiber pasta on postprandial blood glucose.
This study found that a special kind of pasta with less starch and more fiber causes a much smaller spike in blood sugar after eating, compared to regular pasta — and this worked for both healthy people and those with diabetes.
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