High Fiber and Low Starch Intakes Are Associated with Circulating Intermediate Biomarkers of Type 2 Diabetes among Women.
Hala B AlEssaSylvia H LeyBernard A RosnerVasanti S MalikWalter Churchill WillettHannia CamposFrank B HuPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2016)
A greater fiber intake and a lower starch-to-fiber intake ratio are favorably associated with adiponectin and HbA1c, but only cereal fiber intake was associated with CRP in women. Further research is warranted to understand the potential mechanism of these associations in early progression of T2D.