Relevance of the glycemic index and glycemic load for body weight, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease

S Vega-López, BJ Venn, JL Slavin - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite initial enthusiasm, the relationship between glycemic index (GI) and glycemic
response (GR) and disease prevention remains unclear. This review examines evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: does glycemic index matter for weight loss and obesity prevention? Examination of the evidence on “fast” compared with “slow” carbs

GA Gaesser, JM Jones, SS Angadi - Advances in Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
High-glycemic index (high-GI) foods (so-called fast carbs) have been hypothesized to
promote fat storage and increase risk of obesity. To clarify whether dietary GI impacts body …

Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition department of the Brazilian association for the study of obesity and metabolic syndrome …

RB Pepe, AM Lottenberg, CTH Fujiwara… - Diabetology & metabolic …, 2023 - Springer
Obesity is a chronic disease resulting from multifactorial causes mainly related to lifestyle
(sedentary lifestyle, inadequate eating habits) and to other conditions such as genetic …

The role of glycemic index and glycemic load in cardiovascular disease and its risk factors: a review of the recent literature

A Mirrahimi, L Chiavaroli, K Srichaikul… - Current atherosclerosis …, 2014 - Springer
A number of meta-analyses of cohort studies have assessed the impact of glycemic load
(GL) and glycemic index (GI) on cardiovascular outcomes. The picture that emerges is that …

The association between glycemic index, glycemic load, and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of observational studies

JY Zhang, YT Jiang, YS Liu, Q Chang, YH Zhao… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The association of glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) with metabolic
syndrome (MetS) is controversial. Therefore, we conducted this first systematic review and …

The impact of dietary glycemic index and glycemic load on postprandial lipid kinetics, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk

V Lambadiari, E Korakas, V Tsimihodimos - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many recent studies have acknowledged postprandial hypetriglyceridemia as a distinct risk
factor for cardiovascular disease. This dysmetabolic state is the result of the hepatic …

Low carbohydrate diet is associated with reduced risk of metabolic syndrome in Tehranian adults

P Mirmiran, G Asghari, H Farhadnejad… - … journal of food …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This cohort study was conducted to examine the association of low carbohydrate diet (LCD)
score with risk of incident metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components after 3.6 years of …

[HTML][HTML] Association of low-carbohydrate diet score with overweight, obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors: a cross-sectional study in Iranian women

S Jafari-Maram, E Daneshzad, NR Brett… - … of cardiovascular and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: This study aimed to determine the association of low-carbohydrate-diet score
with overweight, obesity and cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian women. Methods: In …

Glycemic index, glycemic load, dietary insulin index, and dietary insulin load in relation to cardiometabolic risk factors among participants with atherosclerosis: a cross …

HB Behbahani, M Shokuhi, CCT Clark, AZ Javid… - BMC nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Background We examined the cross-sectional associations of dietary Glycemic Index (GI),
Glycemic Load (GL), Dietary Insulin Index (DII), and Dietary Insulin Load (DIL) with …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition and cardio-metabolic risk factors: findings from 20 years of the tehran lipid and glucose study

F Hosseini-Esfahani, S Hosseinpour-Niazi… - … of endocrinology and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Whole grains, legumes, nuts and healthy dietary patterns (DPs) reduced risk of
MetS, while white rice, salty/sweet snacks increased this. The western DP had a significant …