International table of glycemic index and glycemic load values: 2002 - diabetes 2

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In regard to the recently announced findings regarding diabetes 2

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*International table of glycemic index and glycemic load values: 2002*

- K, Holt SH, Brand- JC.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Jul;76(1):5-56.

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/76/1/5

Reliable tables of glycemic index (GI) compiled from the scientific

literature are instrumental in improving the quality of research

examining the relation between GI, glycemic load, and health. The GI has

proven to be a more useful nutritional concept than is the chemical

classification of carbohydrate (as simple or complex, as sugars or

starches, or as available or unavailable), permitting new insights into

the relation between the physiologic effects of carbohydrate-rich foods

and health. Several prospective observational studies have shown that

the chronic consumption of a diet with a high glycemic load (GI x

dietary carbohydrate content) is independently associated with an

increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease,

and certain cancers. This revised table contains almost 3 times the

number of foods listed in the original table (first published in this

Journal in 1995) and contains nearly 1300 data entries derived from

published and unpublished verified sources, representing > 750 different

types of foods tested with the use of standard methods. The revised

table also lists the glycemic load associated with the consumption of

specified serving sizes of different foods.

PMID: 12081815

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