Glycemic index, glycemic load, and chronic disease risk—a meta-analysis of observational studies
Author(s) -
Alan W. Barclay,
Peter Petocz,
Joanna McMillan-Price,
Victoria Flood,
Tania Prvan,
Paul Mitchell,
Jennie BrandMiller
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/87.3.627
Subject(s) - medicine , relative risk , glycemic load , glycemic index , diabetes mellitus , cohort study , prospective cohort study , type 2 diabetes , proportional hazards model , gastroenterology , glycemic , confidence interval , endocrinology , insulin
Inconsistent findings from observational studies have prolonged the controversy over the effects of dietary glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) on the risk of certain chronic diseases.
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