Open AccessCalculating meal glycemic index by using measured and published food values compared with directly measured meal glycemic index
Author(s) -
Hayley Dodd,
Sheila Williams,
Rachel Brown,
Bernard J. Venn
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.111.012138
Subject(s) - glycemic index , meal , index (typography) , glycemic , medicine , glycemic load , food science , endocrinology , chemistry , diabetes mellitus , computer science , world wide web
Glycemic index (GI) testing is normally based on individual foods, whereas GIs for meals or diets are based on a formula using a weighted sum of the constituents. The accuracy with which the formula can predict a meal or diet GI is questionable.
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