What is it about?
We conducted this study to assess if chewing a sugar-free gum for 20 min following a meal, as recommended for dental caries prevention, would influence the pattern of the changes in blood glucose concentrations caused by consumption of an oatmeal.
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Why is it important?
Sugar-free gums are chewed after meals or snacks to exploit their caries-protective potential. In this study we tried to isolate and assess a possible influence of gum chewing on the digestion, absorption and/or glucose storage or utilization which could, presumably, be reflected in the pattern of the changes in the levels of blood glucose after oatmeal consumption.
Perspectives
This study was our first attempt to assess non-oral outcomes of chewing sugar-free gums after a meal. These were not revealed under the conditions of our study, but it is possible that gum chewing could modify the „regular“ neural and endocrine regulation of the gastrointestinal motility and secretion after a meal as it sustains masticatory movements and orosensory stimulation after feeding has been completed.
Dr Lea Vuletic
Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
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This page is a summary of: The Effect of Chewing a Sugar-Free Gum After Oatmeal on the Postprandial Glycaemia – A Cross-Over Study, Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/rjdnmd-2017-0017.
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