Open AccessEffect of low-glycemic load diet on changes in cardiovascular risk factors in poorly controlled diabetic patients
Author(s) -
Ahmad Afaghi,
Amir Ziaee,
Mahsa Afaghi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.103010
Subject(s) - medicine , glycated hemoglobin , glycemic , triglyceride , glycemic load , glycemic index , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , endocrinology , cholesterol , type 2 diabetes
One dietary strategy aimed at improving both diabetes control and control of cardiovascular risk factors is the use of low glycemic index diets. These diets have been reported to be beneficial in controlling diabetes, and also increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), lower serum triglyceride, and reduce glycated protein.