The Glycemic Indices of Five Common Varieties of Dates in the Tested Among Healthy and Diabetic Subjects

Summary

The main objectives of this study is to measure the composition of five common types of dates (Fara'd, Lulu, Abu ouma'n, Dabbas and Khalas) and to calculate their Glycemic Indices (GI) of these dates tested in healthy and diabetic subjects. Thirteen healthy volunteers and ten subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in the study.

The dates' flesh composition analysis showed that the dates contain a high percentage of carbohydrate (total sugars, 65-68%).

The measured mean glycemic indices of the dates among healthy individuals were 54.0, 53.5, 46.3, 49.1 and 55.1 for Fara'd, Lulu, Abu Ouma'n, Dabbas and Khalas, respectively. Corresponding mean glycemic indices among individuals with type 2 diabetes were very similar 46.1, 43.8, 51.8, 50.2, and 53.0. Thus the tested five varieties of the dates are classified as low glycemic index food items.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

OTHER

Glucose

Each healthy and Diabetic volunteers received 50 grams of glucose

OTHER

Dates

Each healthy and diabetic volunteers received 50 grams equivalent of carbohydrates of each of the five selected dates, on five separate days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• United Arab Emirates University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Juma M Alkaabi, MD · Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University

• Bayan Al-Dabbagh, PhD · Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University

• Professor Hussein saadi, MD · Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University

• Professor Salah Gariballa, FRCP · Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University

• Ahmed Shakeel, PhD · Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority

• Mustafa Al Gazali, PhD · Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-03-31

Primary Completion

2010-03-31

Completion

2010-07-31

Countries

• United Arab Emirates

Study Locations