SoLo Bars address the “Key Recommendations” of the Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee (2008, 2013).
“Replacing high-glycemic index carbohydrates with low-glycemic carbohydrates in mixed meals has a clinically significant effect on glycemic control in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.”
“ People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes should choose food sources of carbohydrates with a low glycemic index, rather than high glycemic index, more often to help optimize glycemic control.”
“Dietary advice aimed at increasing the use of low-glycemic-index foods can help improve glycemic control in people with type 1 diabetes by reducing A1C and the number of hypoglycemic episodes. Choosing low-glycemic-index foods within the same category of food may also help improve glycemic control in insulin resistant individuals with type 2 diabetes.” (2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines).
The Smart Choice
Many diabetic snacks prevent blood sugar spikes by using chemically altered, indigestible carbohydrates (sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners such as maltitol, mannitol, sorbital, lactitol, isomalt and xylitol) which are intended to “pass through the body.” These carbohydrates are “empty calories” which do not provide the fuel that the body needs.
The Canadian Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines suggest that “Consumption of >10 g/day (of sugar alcohols) may produce gastrointestinal symptoms in some individuals.” In contrast, SoLo Gi® Bar’s formulations employ a unique and scientifically formulated combination of slow-release carbohydrates, protein isolates, healthy fats and fibre to help minimize blood sugar swings, contribute real nutrition and sustain energy. Each delicious SoLo GI ® Bar is clinically validated low glycemic (GI of 23-29) by the inventors of the Glycemic Index at the University of Toronto.
Diabetes Clinical Studies Using SoLo GI® Bars
1) Children Type 1 and 2 Diabetes: National Institute of Health; The Effect of a Low-Glycemic Diet vs. Standard Diet on Blood Glucose Levels and Macronutrient Intake in Children with Diabetes (Journal of the American Dietic Assoc. 2009; 109:303-307)
NIH Study-Children With Diabetes
Conclusion: “The positive effect of a low-GI diet in children with type 1 diabetes was observed during ad libitum food consumption in home environments. A low-GI diet was associated with improved diet quality and decreased daytime hyperglycemia compared to children’s usual diets.”
2) Pregnant Women: Gestational Diabetes: Children’s Hospital. Boston and Harvard Medical School: Glycemic Load and Infant Birth Weight in Pregnant/Overweight/Obese Women. David Ludwig, MD, Ph.D. (published AJCN October 20, 2010)
Conclusion: Randomized trial finds low-glycemic diet with SoLo Bars helps prevent gestational diabetes, better maternal cardiovascular profile, longer gestational period, larger infant head circumference – suggestive of early brain development.
3) Glycemic Load & Obesity Effects on Cancer Biomarkers: Fred Hutchinson Center for Cancer Research; funded by National Cancer Institute and NIH.
Fred Hutchinson-Neuhouser Study
4) Optimum Diet for Preventing & Treating Obesity: Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen; (published, New England Journal of Medicine. 2010; 363:2102-2013)
Conclusion: In adults, a diet consisting of slightly higher protein content and low-GI foods ensures weight management and also results in a spontaneous drop in the prevalence of their overweight children. Profile of SoLo Bar formulation but no SoLo Bars used in this study.
“SoLo Bars demonstrate a profound decrease in postprandial glucose response making them a healthy snack alternative for people with diabetes and the population at large.”
TapanBasu, Ph.D. Nutritional Biochemist, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta; former president of The World Clinical Nutrition Association.