Open AccessPrediction of postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in lean, young, healthy adults: glycemic load compared with carbohydrate content alone
Author(s) -
Jiansong Bao,
Fiona Atkinson,
Peter Petocz,
Walter C. Willett,
Jennie BrandMiller
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.3945/ajcn.110.005033
Subject(s) - postprandial , glycemic index , glycemic load , glycemic , carbohydrate , medicine , insulin , area under the curve , food science , endocrinology , chemistry
Dietary glycemic load (GL; defined as the mathematical product of the glycemic index and carbohydrate content) is increasingly used in nutritional epidemiology. Its ability to predict postprandial glycemia and insulinemia for a wide range of foods or mixed meals is unclear.
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