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Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Prospective Cohorts
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Background: Glycemic index ( GI ) and glycemic load ( GL ) have been associated with coronary heart disease ( CHD ) risk in some but not all cohort studies. We therefore assessed the association of GI and GL with CHD risk in prospective cohorts. Methods and Results: We searched MEDLINE , EMBASE , and CINAHL (through April 5, 2012) and identified all prospective cohorts assessing associations of GI and GL with incidence of CHD . Meta‐analysis of observational studies in epidemiology ( MOOSE ) methodologies were used. Relative measures of risk, comparing the group with the highest exposure (mean GI of cohorts=84.4 GI units, range 79.9 to 91; mean GL of cohorts=224.8, range 166 to 270) to the reference group (mean GI =72.3 GI units, range 68.1 to 77; mean GL =135.4, range 83 to 176), were pooled using random‐effects models, expressed as relative risk ( RR ) with heterogeneity assessed by χ 2 and quantified by I 2 . Subgroups included sex and duration of follow‐up. Ten studies (n=240 936) were eligible. Pooled analyses showed an increase in CHD risk for the highest GI quantile compared with the lowest, with RR =1.11 (95% confidence interval [ CI ] 0.99 to 1.24) and for GL , RR =1.27 (95% CI 1.09 to 1.49), both with evidence of heterogeneity (I 2 >42%, P <0.07). Subgroup analyses revealed only a significant modification by sex, with the female cohorts showing significance for GI RR =1.26 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.41) and for GL RR =1.55 (95% CI 1.18 to 2.03). Conclusions: High GI and GL diets were significantly associated with CHD events in women but not in men. Further studies are required to determine the relationship between GI and GL with CHD in men.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 prospective cohorts found that high glycemic load was significantly associated with increased coronary heart disease risk, while high glycemic index was not significant overall. The associations were significant in women but not in men.
Key findings
- Across 10 studies (n=240,936 for GL; n=233,655 for GI), 6 to 25 years of follow-up yielded 6,940 coronary events.
- Highest versus lowest GI exposure: RR=1.11 (95% CI 0.99 to 1.24), P=0.09, with heterogeneity I²=45%, P=0.05; removing the Grau et al. report on men gave RR=1.14 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.26), P=0.02, I²=30%.
- Highest versus lowest GL exposure: RR=1.27 (95% CI 1.09 to 1.49), P=0.002, with heterogeneity I²=43%, P=0.06.
- Sex significantly modified associations: women had GI RR=1.26 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.41) and GL RR=1.55 (95% CI 1.18 to 2.03); men had GI RR=0.96 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.11) and GL RR=1.08 (95% CI 0.93 to 1.26). Duration of follow-up was not a significant modifier.
Methods
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohorts in healthy adults, following MOOSE guidelines; MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL were searched through April 5, 2012, for studies assessing GI or GL and incident CHD, MI, or CHD death.
- Eligible studies included 10 cohorts with 12 GI reports and 12 GL reports; all used Cox proportional hazards models except one study using restricted cubic spline models.
- Natural log-transformed relative risks comparing highest versus reference exposure were pooled using random-effects generic inverse variance models; heterogeneity was assessed by Cochrane’s Q and I², with a priori subgroups for sex and follow-up duration and publication bias tested by Begg’s and Egger’s tests.
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- The paper states limitations including the limited number of studies, inability to include potentially relevant studies because of missing data, heterogeneity in overall analyses, likely underpowered analyses in men, potential residual confounding or overadjustment, combining dietary data from multiple instruments, and a predominantly white population limiting racial diversity.
- The text makes evident that observational design cannot establish causality, and the sex-specific findings may be influenced by the larger female sample and underpowered male cohorts.
- One included study used restricted cubic splines and was identified as an outlier and contributor to heterogeneity, which the authors note may affect pooled estimates.
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“During 6 to 25 years of follow-up, 6940 coronary events were recorded.”
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“Pooled analyses showed an increase in CHD risk for the highest GI quantile compared with the lowest, with RR=1.11 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.99 to 1.24)”
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“The CHD incidence rate was increased at the highest level of GI exposure (mean GI of 84.4 GI units, range 79.9 to 91) relative to the lowest (mean GI of 72.3 GI units, range 68.1 to 77), RR=1.11, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.24, and approached significance (P=0.09)”
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“The pooled risk estimation showed a significant increase in CHD risk (RR=1.27 [95% CI 1.09 to 1.49], P=0.002), with significant heterogeneity (I2=43%, P=0.06), for the highest level of GL exposure (mean GL of 224.8 GL units, range 166 to 270) relative to the lowest (mean GL of 135.4 GL units, range 83 to 176).”
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“The removal of Grau et al43 somewhat reduced the estimate of the association of GL with CHD (RR=1.21 [95% CI 1.05 to 1.38], P=0.007; I2=23%, P=0.23)”
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- Not checked yetcites Grau et al43
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“Sensitivity analyses identified the Grau et al43 report on men as the largest contributor to heterogeneity.”
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“The effect was seen only in women with 26% increased relative risk of CHD for GI and 55% for GL.”
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“with the female cohorts showing significance for GI RR=1.26 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.41)”
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“The pooled female cohorts28,31,33,36,42,43 showed a larger, statistically significant association (ΔGI between mean of highest exposure and mean of reference=11.9±1.5 SE, RR=1.26 [95% CI 1.12 to 1.41])”
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“The pooled risk estimation showed a significant increase in CHD risk (RR=1.27 [95% CI 1.09 to 1.49], P=0.002), with significant heterogeneity (I2=43%, P=0.06), for the highest level of GL exposure (mean GL of 224.8 GL units, range 166 to 270) relative to the lowest (mean GL of 135.4 GL units, range 83 to 176).”
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“and a 27% increased relative risk of CHD for the highest versus the lowest quantile of GL.”
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“Sensitivity analyses identified the Grau et al43 and Sieri et al33 reports on women as the largest contributors to heterogeneity when removed individually.”
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- Not checked yetcites Grau et al43
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“whereas in the male cohorts,29,30,33,35,36,43 the association was not significant (ΔGL between mean of highest exposure and mean of reference=90.4±9.2 SE, RR=1.08 [95% CI 0.93 to 1.26]).”
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“The effect was seen only in women with 26% increased relative risk of CHD for GI and 55% for GL.”
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“Two reports28,34 on the Nurses' Health Study provided data on the GL exposure; only the report with the larger subject numbers and longer follow-up was included in the GL analyses.34,44”
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“The most common confounders adjusted for included age, BMI, and cigarette smoking, with full multivariate analyses outlined in Table 1.”
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“The removal of this study changed the risk estimate for the association of GI with CHD (RR=1.14 [95% CI 1.02 to 1.26], P=0.02) and also improved the precision of the estimate and eliminated much of the heterogeneity (I2=30%, P=0.16).”
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“All studies used Cox proportional hazard models for CHD risk estimation analyses, except for 1 study43 which used restricted cubic spline models.”
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“in the visual inspection of the GI funnel plot, the Grau et al43 report on men appears to be an outlier”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Results > Publication Bias
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- Not checked yetcites Grau et al43
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“The dietary patterns across the different quantiles of GL were similar between studies, with a trend of increasing carbohydrate and decreasing protein and fat content at higher GL quantiles (Table 2).”
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“Of the 10 studies identified, 12 GI and 12 GL reports with CHD risk estimation were included in our analyses, with a total of 233 65528–31,33,35,36,42,43 and 240 93628–31,33,34,35,36,42,43 subjects, respectively.”
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“This study differed from the other studies of men in several respects. The proportion (54%) of smokers was almost twice that of the other studies, and BMI was somewhat lower (25.3 versus 26.1 kg/m2)”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [43] Grau K Tetens I Bjornsbo KS Heitman BL Overall glycaemic index and glycaemic load of habitual diet and risk of heart disease. Public Health Nutr. 2011; 14: 109- 118. 20576198 source
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“The majority of the studies (7 of 10) used either a semiquantitative or quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SFFQ or FFQ),28,30,31,33,34,36,42 but 3 used 4- or 7-day diet records or diet history interviews for food consumption patterns.29,35,43”
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“All analyses were stratified by sex.”
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“All cohorts excluded those with documented CHD or major CHD risk factor at time of enrollment, with the exception of 1 that included a population 5% of whom had diabetes35 but adjusted for diabetes status.”
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“There was significant evidence of heterogeneity in the female subset but not in the male subset.”
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“In all, 473 eligible studies were identified by the search.”
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“A total of 10 studies with 12 GI reports28–31,33,35,36,42,43 and 12 GL reports28–31,33–36,42,43 were selected for analyses.”
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“All studies used the International Tables of Glycemic Index for assessing the GI of different foods; 328,29,34 used the 1995 iteration,45 630,31,33,36,42,43 used the 2002 iteration,46 and 135 used the 2008 iteration.”
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“whereas the male cohorts29,30,33,35,36,43 showed no association (ΔGI between mean of highest exposure and mean of reference=12.2±1.7 SE, RR=0.96 [95% CI 0.84 to 1.11])”
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“In general, the glycemic index and glycemic load data were in agreement, although the magnitude of the CHD risk was greater based on the difference between the extreme quantiles of glycemic load.”
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“We followed the meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines for this report.32”
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- Not checked yetcites [32] Stroup DF Berlin JA Morton SC Olkin I Williamson GD Rennie D Moher D Becker BJ Sipe TA Thacker SB Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology: a proposal for reporting. Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE) group. JAMA. 2000; 283: 2008- 2012. 10789670 source
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“Electronic databases (MEDLINE 1946-March, Week 4, 2012; EMBASE 1980–2012, Week 13; CINAHL 1982–December 2011) were searched by 2 individuals independently; searches were supplemented by manual searches through the reference lists of original publications and review articles.”
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“Two reviewers (A.M., L.C.) independently reviewed and extracted relevant data employing a standardized pro forma sheet with the first author and year of publication used as study identifiers for convenience.”
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“Potential publication bias was assessed visually by inspecting funnel plots of effect size against the standard error and formally tested using Begg's and Egger's tests in STATA.39,40”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Methods > Data Synthesis
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Begg CB Mazumdar M Operating characteristics of a rank correlation test for publication bias. Biometrics. 1994; 50: 1088- 1101. 7786990 source
- Not checked yetcites [40] Egger M Davey Smith G Schneider M Minder C Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. BMJ. 1997; 315: 629- 634. 9310563 PMC2127453 source
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“Regardless of P value, sensitivity analyses were performed to identify sources of heterogeneity.38”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Methods > Data Synthesis
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“Our a priori stratified analyses included sex and duration of follow-up, that is, whether studies were more or less than 10 years, consistent with the 10-year Framingham Risk Score41 approach, and analyzed using meta-regression in STATA.”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Methods > Data Synthesis
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“Titles and abstracts were initially reviewed to identify relevant reports by 2 independent reviewers (A.M., L.C., both investigators); reviewers conducted a subsequent full-text assessment of all studies in which there was uncertainty about the assessment of relevance. Disagreements regarding eligibility were resolved through discussion with 2 additional adjudicators (D.J.A.J/R.J.D.).”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Methods > Data Sources and Study Selection
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“As a result, SFAs per se no longer appeared to be associated with CHD, emphasizing the potentially deleterious effects of refined, rapidly absorbed carbohydrates.4,5”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Jakobsen MU O'Reilly EJ Heitmann BL Pereira MA Balter K Fraser GE Goldbourt U Hallmans G Knekt P Liu S Pietinen P Spiegelman D Stevens J Virtamo J Willett WC Ascherio A Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009; 89: 1425- 1432. 19211817 PMC2676998 source
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“However, we were unable to include 2 studies in this analysis because of the expression of results as either the substitution of low GI carbohydrates for SFAs, rather than dietary GI analysis, or the incremental association of dietary GI with CHD rather than quantile presentation (ie, CHD risk per 5 GI unit increments).”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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“Higher glycemic index diets tend to reduce circulating HDL-C concentrations and thus disproportionately increase CHD risk in women, especially when postmenopausal.51”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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“High GI and GL diets were significantly associated with CHD events in women but not in men.”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Abstract > Conclusions
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“Neither Begg's nor Egger's tests revealed significant evidence of publication bias in the overall analyses of GI and GL (P>0.115 for all).”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Results > Publication Bias
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Begg CB Mazumdar M Operating characteristics of a rank correlation test for publication bias. Biometrics. 1994; 50: 1088- 1101. 7786990 source
- Not checked yetcites [40] Egger M Davey Smith G Schneider M Minder C Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. BMJ. 1997; 315: 629- 634. 9310563 PMC2127453 source
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“High GI and GL diets were significantly associated with CHD events in women but not in men.”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Abstract > Conclusions
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“Other factors that in general may contribute to the increased CHD risk with high-GI diets are blood pressure and CRP, both of which may be raised by high-GI diets.52,55”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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“Because no studies have a time frame shorter than 6 years, it is not possible to determine whether the effect is early, possibly from alterations in clotting factors,60 or later due to reduction in the rate of atheroma formation secondary to oxidative damage.61”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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“because of the time frame of published reports, the GI and GL data were still compiled from various data sources.”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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“The weaknesses of the present study include the limited number of studies, the inability to include potentially relevant studies44,47 because of lack of necessary data, and the heterogeneity in the overall analyses, especially in the likely underpowered analyses of men.”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [44] Hardy DS Hoelscher DM Aragaki C Stevens J Steffen LM Pankow JS Boerwinkle E Association of glycemic index and glycemic load with risk of incident coronary heart disease among whites and African Americans with and without type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Ann Epidemiol. 2010; 20: 610- 616. 20609341 PMC3085981 source
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“We further believe that our systematic review was strengthened by our efforts to acquire as much data as possible by contacting all study authors to include all relevant studies in our analyses.”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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“Conversely, acarbose, the α-glucosidase inhibitor that converts dietary carbohydrate to a low glycemic index form, has been shown to prevent hypertension and CHD events in the STOP NIDDM trial.56”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [56] Chiasson JL Josse RG Gomis R Hanefeld M Karasik A Laakso M STOP-NIDDM Trial Research Group. Acarbose treatment and the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in patients with impaired glucose tolerance: the STOP-NIDDM trial. JAMA. 2003; 290: 486- 494. 12876091 source
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“An earlier meta-analysis that assessed the effect of dietary GI on several health outcomes including diabetes, CHD, and cancer also concluded that low-GI diets were protective for diabetes, CHD, and colon and breast cancers.62”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [62] Barclay AW Petocz P McMillan-Price J Flood VM Prvan T Mitchell P Brand-Miller JC Glycemic index, glycemic load, and chronic disease risk – a meta-analysis of observational studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008; 87: 627- 637. 18326601 source
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“The strength of our study included the use of random-effects models to allow assessment of heterogeneity to guide the sensitivity analyses.”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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“In addition, meta-analyses of low-GI RCTs have shown beneficial effects on body weight and lipid profiles in obese and overweight subjects21 as well as on glycemic control in type 2 diabetic subjects.59”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Thomas D Elliott E Baur L Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 CD005105 17636786 PMC9022192
- Not checked yetcites [59] Thomas D Elliott EJ Low glycaemic index, or low glycaemic load, diets for diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 CD006296 19160276 PMC6486008
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Carbohydrates with differing physical form, particle size, chemical structure, and fiber content alter the rate of starch digestion and their physiological response.
“Carbohydrates with differing physical form, particle size, chemical structure, and fiber content alter the rate of starch digestion and their physiological response.”
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The observed associations between GI/GL and CHD in women reflect causal effects that would be modified by reducing GI/GL.
“We conclude that a reduction in the glycemic index and glycemic load may favorably affect CHD outcomes in women.”
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“For instance, glycemic responses to carbohydrate consumption appear especially detrimental in women,89”
From Dietary and Policy Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review (2016) · cites this paper as [89]
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“Harms appear to be larger in women89, 167 and others predisposed to insulin resistance and atherogenic dyslipidemia, and smaller in men and in younger, lean individuals with high physical activity.”
From Dietary and Policy Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review (2016) · cites this paper as [89]
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“Consistent with this constellation of adverse effects, poor quality carbohydrates are associated with long-term weight gain, diabetes, and CVD.29, 89, 158, 167”
From Dietary and Policy Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review (2016) · cites this paper as [89]
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“A meta-analysis of 10 prospective cohort studies (n=296,849) (107) found increased GL associated with a 27% increased coronary heart disease (CHD) and MI risk (108).”
From Food Consumption and its Impact on Cardiovascular Disease: Importance of Solutions Focused on the Globalized Food System (2015) · cites this paper as [107]
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§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Results > Glycemic Load and Coronary Heart Disease
“whereas in the male cohorts,29,30,33,35,36,43 the association was not significant (ΔGL between mean of highest exposure and mean of reference=90.4±9.2 SE, RR=1.08 [95% CI 0.93 to 1.26]).”
§ Associations of Glycemic Index and Load With Coronary Heart Disease Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohorts > Results > Glycemic Load and Coronary Heart Disease
“The figure is stratified by sex-specific subgroups with subtotal boxes in 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 summarizing the pooled analysis for women31,33,34,36,42,43 and for men,29,30,33,35,43 respectively.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mirrahimi, A., de Souza, R. J., Chiavaroli, L., Sievenpiper, J. L., Beyene, J., Hanley, A. J., Augustin, L. S. A., Kendall, C. W. C., & Jenkins, D. J. A.
- Affiliations
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Toronto (CA)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2012-09-26
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e000752-e000752
- ISSN
- 2047-9980 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3541617
- OpenAlex
- W2170277419
- Semantic Scholar
- 47eb7760657e667e37984e210aefe8411be10287
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 7
- FWCI
- 2.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- Journal of the American Heart Association (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Food composition and properties
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Keywords
- glycemic index, glycemic load, coronary artery disease, cardiovascular risk, sex differences, prospective cohort
- MeSH terms
- Coronary Disease, Humans, Risk Factors, Incidence, Glycemic Index
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