ABSTRACT
Over the years, the bene„ts of diets containing high levels of dietary „ber have become well known, including lowering of serum cholesterol levels, blood pressure, risk of heart disease, risk of various cancers, as well as weight loss and control (Burkitt, 1977; Anderson et al., 1987; Anderson et al., 1994; Mehta, 2005; Anderson et al., 2009; Chawla and Patil, 2010). Recently, dietary regimes that also contain low levels of non„ber carbohydrates (i.e., sugars and starches), such as the Adkins Diet (Atkins, 1992) and South Beach Diet (Agatston, 2003), have become popular (Angelich and Symanski, 2004; Sloan, 2004; Hursh and Martin, 2005). Not only do diets that contain high „ber and low starch/sugar promote weight loss/control, but research into glycemic response and resulting satiety indicates that these diets also have substantial health bene„ts for both diabetic patients and those suffering from obesity (Brand-Miller, 2004; Gross et al., 2004; Hofman et al., 2004; Layman and Baum, 2004; Li et al., 2003; Rendell et al., 2005). These bene„ts are true not only for blood sugar control in diagnosed patients, but they also help towards the prevention of obesity and diabetes onset. Because distillers grains is high in „ber and protein, and low in starch, it has potential for use in these types of dietary approaches. Because it is gluten free, it may also be appropriate for those who suffer from Celiac Disease as well. And, as discussed in previous chapters, distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is a very low-cost ingredient.
