DETERMINATION OF THE GLYCEMIC INDEX OF THE READY TO DRINK NUTRITION PRODUCT VÄRNA DIABETES
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Abstract
Aims: To determine the glycemic index (GI) of the ready-to-drink nutritional product Värna Diabetes using the current formula and a newly improved formula.
Methods: An experimental study was conducted involving 12 healthy volunteers who consumed the current formula and 10 who consumed the improved formula. Participants were aged between 18 and 40 years, without diabetes or chronic diseases, medication use, or any physiological conditions that could affect glucose absorption and metabolism. The study followed the methodology for determining GI and the classification of foods according to TCVN 10036:2013 (ISO 26642:2010). Each participant consumed a reference food containing 25 g of glucose and a test food containing an equivalent amount of available carbohydrates. Capillary blood glucose was measured using a personal glucometer at 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes post-consumption. The GI was calculated as the ratio of the incremental area under the blood glucose response curve (IAUC) for the test food to that of the reference food (glucose).
Results: The glycemic index of the current Värna Diabetes formula was 32 ± 3,6, and that of the improved formula was 26 ± 4,0 both classified as low GI foods.
Conclusion: Both the current and improved formulas of the Värna Diabetes ready-to-drink nutritional product have low glycemic index values (GI≤ 55).
Keywords
Glycemic index, Värna Diabetes, nutritional product, diabetes.
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