If the foods prove beneficial for managing blood glucose levels, the publication of results in scientific journals and in lay documents will increase awareness and provide important information of the health benefits of these products for consumers, health professionals and the food industry. It will also help individuals who may be able to manage their illnesses in a healthful non-pharmaceutical nutritional approach and who may benefit from physician-prescribed nutritional counseling with a focus on foods known to improve certain disease biomarkers. At this time these approaches lack practicality and direct application to individuals who are interested in adopting a new dietary regime capable of disease prevention.