Hashimoto Y, et al. - Researchers investigated the link between the intake of carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio and metabolic syndrome (MetS), presuming carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio has an important role in human health. They found that intake of carbohydrate to fiber ratio was related to MetS, while carbohydrate intake was not.

Methods

• In this post-hoc analysis of a cross-sectional study of 164 patients with type 2 diabetes, a self-administered diet history questionnaire was used to estimate habitual food and nutrient intake.
• Using logistic regression, the link between intake of carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio and metabolic syndrome (MetS) was determined.

Results

• A close association of intake of carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio with metabolic parameters, including triglycerides (r = 0.21, p=0.007) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r = –0.23, p=0.003) was found.
• After adjusting for covariates, an association was noted between intake of carbohydrate to fiber ratio and MetS (OR 1.06 [95% CI 1.00–1.13], p=0.047), while no relation of carbohydrate intake (1.00 [0.99–1.01], p=0.752) or carbohydrate energy/total energy (1.00 [0.94–1.07], p=0.962) to MetS was found.