Effect of soya based protein rich diet on glycaemic parameters and thyroid function tests in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Sarathi, Vijaya; Kolly, Anish; Chaithanya, Hulivana Boranna; Dwarakanath, Chinthamani Suryanarayana

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Effect of soya based protein rich diet on glycaemic parameters and thyroid function tests in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

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Sarathi, Vijaya, Kolly, Anish, Chaithanya, Hulivana Boranna, Dwarakanath, Chinthamani Suryanarayana·2016·Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases

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Background and Aims: Medical nutrition therapy plays a major role in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, control of postprandial blood glucose values is often a challenge in Asian Indian GDM women due to high carbohydrate content in Indian diet. Materials and Methods: Women presenting with GDM diagnosis were randomised to high fiber complex carbohydrate diet and soya based protein rich diet (25% of cereal part in the high fiber, complex carbohydrate diet replaced by soya food) groups. Results: At the end of one week after initiation of dietary intervention, patients who received high fiber complex carbohydrate diet (n=30) had significantly higher postprandial blood glucose levels than those who received soya based protein rich diet (n=32). The need for insulin therapy at the end of one week after initiation of dietary intervention (15.62% vs. 40.0%) and at delivery (18.75% vs. 50%) were significantly lower in soya based protein rich diet group. Maternal thyroid function at diagnosis of GDM and delivery and neonatal TSH were not significantly different between the groups. Conclusion: Consumption of soya based protein rich diet reduced the need for insulin therapy in subjects with GDM. Short term consumption of soya food did not alter maternal and neonatal thyroid functions.

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Sarathi et al. indicated that eating a high-protein diet based on soy products reduces insulin requirements in GDM patients.
“In addition, the effect of the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on glycemic control was confirmed, and Sarathi et al. indicated that eating a high-protein diet based on soy products reduces insulin requirements in GDM patients [92,93].”
From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus—Recent Literature Review (2022) · cites this paper as [93]
The effect of the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on glycemic control was confirmed.
“In addition, the effect of the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on glycemic control was confirmed, and Sarathi et al. indicated that eating a high-protein diet based on soy products reduces insulin requirements in GDM patients [92,93].”
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Authors: Sarathi, V., Kolly, A., Chaithanya, H. B., & Dwarakanath, C. S.
Affiliations: Department of Endocrinology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
ORCID: Sarathi, Vijaya
Venue: Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published: 2016-06-01
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Pages: 201-208
ISSN: 1583-8609 (ISSN-L)
2284-6417
DOI: 10.1515/rjdnmd-2016-0024
OpenAlex: W2464275144
Cited by: 14
References: 32
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
FWCI: 0.86
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Diet and metabolism studies
Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords: gestational diabetes mellitus, soy protein, dietary intervention, postprandial blood glucose, insulin requirement, maternal thyroid function, neonatal TSH, medical nutrition therapy, Asian Indian women

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