Carbohydrate-Rich Foods in the Treatment of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome : Studies of the Importance of the Glycaemic Index and Dietary Fibre

Carbohydrate-Rich Foods in the Treatment of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome : Studies of the Importance of the Glycaemic Index and Dietary Fibre

The glycaemic responses to various carbohydrate-rich foods are partly dependent on the rate at which the carbohydrate is digested and absorbed. The glycaemic index (GI) is a way of ranking foods according to their glycaemic response and is recommended as a useful tool in identifying starch-rich food...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Järvi, Anette
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap 2001
Subjects:
Medical sciences
diabetes
insulin resistance
carbohydrates
starch
glycaemic index
dietary fibre
postprandial
second-meal
glucose
insulin
triacylglycerol
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