RESEARCH - High glycemic index diets raise risk of death from inflammatory disease in older women

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High Glycemic Index Raises Older Women's Risk for Inflammatory Death

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From Reuters Health Information

by Rizzo

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 22 - High glycemic index diets may be

linked with death from inflammatory diseases among postmenopausal

women, new research suggests.

Older women who consumed high glycemic index diets were nearly three

times more likely to die from inflammatory diseases in the study

compared to those on relatively low glycemic index diets, according to

a report published online June 23rd in the American Journal of

Clinical Nutrition.

" This risk increase is considerably higher than risks seen so far for

development of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease, " lead

investigator Dr. Anette E. Buyken, of the Research Institute of Child

Nutrition, Dortmund, Germany, told Reuters Health by e-mail.

On the other hand, " women may generally alleviate diseases associated

with chronic inflammation when consuming a low glycemic diet, " she

said.

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