However, the effects
of dietary fiber on glycemic control were considered inconsequential.1 Furthermore, the expert panel
of the ADA considered it difficult to achieve a
high dietary intake
of soluble
fiber without consuming foods or supplements fortified with
fiber.1 We therefore designed the present study to determine the effects
on glycemic control and plasma lipid concentrations
of increasing the intake
of dietary fiber in patients with type 2 diabetes exclusively through the consumption
of foods not fortified with
fiber (unfortified foods) to a
level beyond that recommended by the ADA.
Depending
on nutritional goals, varying
levels of dietary fiber with different properties are necessary to make a highly processed food source like commercial kibble «work», since a dog's digestive tract is not designed to process a diet with such
high levels of carbohydrates - most dry foods contain 40 - 50 %, poor quality brands even more.