“It is known that a carbohydrate-rich breakfast with low GI can moderate increases in blood sugar after lunch. But my results show that low GI in combination with the right amount of so-called indigestible carbohydrates, that is, dietary fiber and resistant starch, can keep the blood-sugar level low for up to ten hours, which means until after dinner,” says Anne Nilsson, a doctoral student at the Unit for Applied Nutrition and Food Chemistry and author of the dissertation.

In addition, the study also suggests that after the meal, those who had eaten low GI breakfasts could concentrate better and had a better working memory (a type of short-term memory) than the other group. Read the full article to see how the right breakfast can help your productivity as well as help you manage your blood sugar.

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Whole Grain Rich Breakfast Helps Regulate Blood Sugar

If you want the short version, here it is: Fiber One Oat and Chocolate Chewy Bars are fabulous!

They taste great, not too sweet, with just the right amount of chocolatey goodness for the flavor, but not too much to make you feel like you’re eating a chocolate bar instead. I find the texture just right: chewy, but not rough, not dry, doesn’t crumble, and doesn’t take ages til you can swallow without injuring your throat.

On the nutritional viewpoint, one bar is supposedly enough to provide 35% of your daily dietary requirement for fiber. What’s fiber good for? Aside from keeping you “regular”, fiber intake has also been documented to help prevent cancer, lower blood cholesterol, and improve blood sugar control. I am surprised that none of these health claims appear on the package label of Fiber One.

Aside from fiber, they are also a good source of calcium (10% of daily value), has no trans-fats and clocks up only 140 calories per bar. They’re perfect as snacks for those always on the go.

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Product Review: Fiber One Chewy Bars