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In Reply: Drs Weickert and Pfeiffer raise important issues concerning the value of nonviscous (insoluble) wheat fiber in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes and the potentially important role of other measures in addition to HbA_1C and fasting blood glucose to provide a complete picture of changes in glycemic health. Our assessment of the literature and our own studies suggest that wheat fiber supplementation, such as wheat bran, has little effect on routine measures of blood glucose control in short-term studies (3 months)¹ and no effect on serum lipids in the short-term.² However, we agree that very significant benefits in diabetes incidence and heart disease have been seen for those who choose the higher fiber or "whole-wheat" option as cereal foods in longer-term cohort studies.^3-5 The reasons for this inconsistency between short-term trials with markers of glycemic control compared with long-term studies with disease end points require . . . [Full Text of this Article]

David J. A. Jenkins, MD
Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center
St Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cyril W. C. Kendall, PhD
cyril.kendall@utoronto.ca
Department of Nutritional Sciences

Gail McKeown-Eyssen, PhD
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto
Toronto

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