The impact of pistachio intake alone or in combination with high-carbohydrate foods on postprandial glycemia.
Kendall CW, Josse AR, Esfahani A, Jenkins DJ.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011;65(6):696-702.
A 2011 paper presented two short-term studies published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition that examined the effects of eating pistachios on blood glucose after a meal. This study showed that pistachios added to different common carbohydrate foods, such as rice and pasta, significantly reduced the relative blood sugar response of the carbohydrate meals with which they were eaten. Pistachios eaten with a carbohydrate-rich meal lowered the blood glucose response in a dose-dependent manner, e.g., the higher the dose of pistachios, the more the blood sugar level was lowered.