Open AccessGlycemic index of wheat and rice are similar when consumed as part of a North Indian mixed meal
Author(s) -
Shikha Nayar,
Sri Venkata Madhu
Publication year - 2020
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/ijem.ijem_4_20
Subject(s) - meal , glycemic index , medicine , glycemic , food science , zoology , glycaemic index , diabetes mellitus , biology , endocrinology
Wheat is preferable over rice due to its lower glycemic index (GI). It is not known if the same is true when these staples are a part of mixed meals, hence we compared the Glycemic responses of wheat/rice containing mixed meals.