Journal of Nutrition Research
An official journal of IAPEN India association
Journal of Nutrition Research
DOI: 10.55289/jnutres/v13i2.25.23
Year: 2025, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 46-54
Original Article
D Swetha Sri1*, Haritha Bathina2, Sowmya V3
1Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India.
2HOD, Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India.
3Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]
Received Date:06 May 2025, Accepted Date:22 November 2025, Published Date:18 December 2025
Background: In diabetic subjects, type of cereal used has an impact on glycemia and nutritional therapy can help in management of Glycemic status. Objectives: To determine the efficacy of Nutritional Councelling and Quinoa supplementation on postprandial blood sugars in diabetic subjects. Methods: Patients were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group (n=10) received nutritional counselling and Quinoa (Raw-60g) based meal at lunch for 28 days. The control group (n=10) received only nutritional counselling and were not given any supplementation. Results: In the experimental group, 90% of subjects were males and 10% were females, while in the control group all subjects were males. 30% of the subjects in experimental group and 40% of control group belonged to age group of 30-39 years. In experimental group, there was a decrease in the postprandial blood sugars at the end of study period compared to the baseline (181.6 ± 82.5 to 136.7 ± 21.5 mg/dl) (p=0.09) however not significant. There was a statistically significant decrease in the intake of energy, carbohydrates and fats (p<0.05), with a non significant increase in protein intake (p=0.1). In the control group, there was a non-significant increase in the PPBS levels at the end of study period (217 ± 83.4 to 228.4 ± 101.1 mg/dl) (p=0.39).The control group subjects showed a statistically significant decrease in the intake of energy, carbohydrates, and fats (p<0.05) with a non-significant increase in the daily protein intake (p=0.17) at the end of study after nutritional counselling. The baseline PPBS (181.6mg/dl) levels statistically similar between the two groups, however, the PPBS levels at day10 (151mg/dl), day 20(149.9mg/dl) and end of study were significantly lower in experimental group as compared to the control group (p<0.05). However, the trends towards significantly lower energy and carbohydrate intake in the experimental group was present from the start of the study period (p<0.05). Conclusion: Glycemic variation is prevalent among diabetic subjects. Quinoa supplementation caused a significant decrease in PPBS levels and also improved the overall macronutrient intake. The study also shows the effect of nutritional counselling, as there was an improvement in the macro-nutrient intake status in the control as well.
Keywords: Quinoa; Benefits; Uses in managing diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Post-prandial blood glucose; Functional foods; Glycemic control; Nutritional intervention
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