Low-glycemic index diets

Lukaezer, D. J.L. DeAnn R.H. Lerman G. Darland B. Schiltz M. Tripp J.S. Bland. Effect of a low glycemic index diet with soy protein and phytosterols on CVD risk factors in postmenopausal women. Nutrition 2006, 22, 104—113. 

Jarvi, A.E., Karlstrom, B.E., Granfeldt, Y.E., Bjorck, I.E., Asp, N.G., and Vessby, B.O., Improved glyce-mic control and lipid profile and normalized fibrinolytic activity on a low-glycemic index diet in type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Care, 22, 10-18, 1999. 

McGonigal, A. Kapustin, J. Low-glycemic index diets Should they be recommended for diabetics The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 2008,4, 688-696. 

Reducing diets seem to come and go. At the time of writing the popularity of the Atkins diet seems to be decreasing. The Atkins diet is a low carbohydrate diet that is not conducive to the sales of baked products however, the Atkins diet seems to be being superseded by diets based on the principle of a low glycemic index. This is unlikely to increase the sale of baked goods but is less antipathetic to them. A new diet based on bread has appeared and so the wheel may go full circle. 

Maltitol exhibits a low glycemic index and can therefore, under medical supervision, have a place in the diet of diabetic patients. The intake of maltitol must be taken into account for the calculation of the daily glucidic allowance. 

The GI Diet which favours foods with a low glycemic index (i.e. the intake of which are not followed by a rapid rise in glucose leading to insulin release). Many form part of a comprehensive commercial slimming plan. 

A high antioxidant vitamin status may help prevent the initiation and progression of early atherosclerotic lesion in man (106). Other dietary constituents that have an atheroprotective effect include low glycemic index, low-fat, high-protein diet (107), tomatoes (reviewed in refs. 108 and 109), and dietary soy isoflavone (110). 

You may have heard of something called the glycemic index, which is one attempt to measure the speed at which various carbohydrates are converted into blood sugar This index forms the basis of some of the currently popular low-carb diets and is cited by many people as the key to making good dietary choices,... 

Luscombe, N.D., Noakes, M., and Clifton, P.M., Diets high and low in glycemic index versus high monounsaturated fat diets Effects on glucose and lipid metabolism in NIDDM, Eur. J. Clin. Nutr., 53,... 

A recent commentary in the Lancet suggests that there are (Katan, 1999). In one case study, the diets of over 65,000 women were examined over a six-year period (Herman, 1997). Results from these studies showed that women who consumed a low-fiber diet along with plenty of soft drinks were two and a half times more likely to get diabetes than those who consumed a high-fiber diet with very few soft drinks. This study showed that sugar was not the only culprit. Other dietary culprits included white bread, white rice, and potatoes. This finding led to the controversial glycemic index (GI) concept, which was developed as a tool to help people monitor and stabilize their blood sugar level. 

Taking into account the positive assoeiation between PA intake and IR, effect of PA on diabetes is expected. In a recent report by FAO, SFA was considered to have a possible positive relationship with increased risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 [1,61], Nevertheless, in a systematic review by van Dam et al [90] no elear assoeiations were foimd. This systematic review has shown that SFA intake was associated with a higher risk of diabetes mellitus type 2, but this association was not independent of body mass index. Few research studies have explored the relationship between the amoimt of SFA in the diet and glycemic control and CVD risk in people with diabetes. A systematic review by Wheeler et al [91] found just one small 3-week study that compared a low-SFA diet (8% of total kcal) versus a high-SFA diet (17% of total kcal) and foimd no significant difference in glyeemie eontrol and most CVD risk measures [59,91],... 

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