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While adding butter or oil will lower the GI.
The glycemic index is supported by leading international health organisations including the American Diabetes Association.
Rats fed the high GI diet were 71% fatter and had 8% less lean body mass than the low GI group.
New York, NY^ Brand-Miller, in press^ Nutrisystem^ Temelkova-Kurktschiev et al (2000).
Weight controlRecent animal research provides compelling evidence that high GI carbohydrate is associated with increased risk of obesity.
For people whose staple carbohydrate source is white bread, this has the advantage of conveying directly whether replacement of the dietary staple with a different food would result in faster or slower blood glucose response.
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The AUC of the standard (either glucose or white bread, giving two different definitions) and multiplied by 100.
In one study (Pawlak et al, 2004), male rats were split into high and low GI groups over 18 weeks while mean bodyweight was maintained.
The glycemic index of a food varies from person to person and even in a single individual from day to day, depending on blood glucose levels, insulin resistance, and other factors.
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// Glycemic index of foodsGI values can be interpreted intuitively as percentages on an absolute scale and are commonly interpreted as follows:A low GI food will release glucose more slowly and steadily.
Conversely, there are regions such as Peru and Asia where people eat high-glycemic index foods such as potatoes and high GI rices, but without a high level of obesity or diabetes.
CriticismThe glycemic index has been criticised for the following reasons:The GI does not take into consideration other factors besides glycemic response, such as insulin response, which can be more appropriate in representing the effects from some food contents other than carbohydrates.
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