Metabolic effects of low glycaemic index diets
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The persistence of an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes suggests that new nutritional strategies are needed if the epidemic is to be overcome. A promising nutritional approach suggested by this thematic review is metabolic effect of low glycaemic-index diet. The currently available scientific literature shows that low glycaemic-index diets acutely induce a number of favorable effects, such as a rapid weight loss, decrease of fasting glucose and insulin levels, reduction of circulating triglyceride levels and improvement of blood pressure. The long-term effect of the combination of these changes is at present not known. Based on associations between these metabolic parameters and risk of cardiovascular disease, further controlled studies on low-GI diet and metabolic disease are needed.
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Consuming meals with a low glycemic index helps slow digestion and absorption and improve glycemic control.
“For example, consuming meals with a low glycemic index (GI), which helps to slow down digestion and absorption and improve glycemic control [88].”
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“For example, consuming meals with a low glycemic index (GI), which helps to slow down digestion and absorption and improve glycemic control [88].”
- Authors
- Radulian, G., Rusu, E., Dragomir, A., & Posea, M.
- Affiliations
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- Corresponding author
- Radulian, Gabriela
- ORCID
- Rusu, Emilia
- Venue
- Nutrition Journal
- Published
- 2009-01-29
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-5
- ISSN
- 1475-2891 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2654909
- OpenAlex
- W2009604448
- Cited by
- 119
- References
- 60
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- FWCI
- 0.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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- Locations
- Nutrition Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- Funders
- Autoritatea Natională pentru Cercetare Stiintifică
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Food composition and properties
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Diet and metabolism studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Keywords
- low glycemic index diet, metabolic effects, weight loss, fasting blood glucose, insulin, triglycerides, blood pressure, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk
- MeSH terms
- Insulin Secretion, Blood Glucose, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diet, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Risk Factors, Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome, Glycemic Index
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