Alessandro Dagnello VD

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GLYCEMIC INDEX
GLYCEMIC INDEX AND
AND
GLYCEMIC LOAD
GLYCEMIC LOAD
Hypothesis correlation glycemic index-nutrition

LOW-GLYCEMICINDEX
DIETS

HIGHER RISK OF COLON AND

HDL-CHOLESTEROL BREAST CANCERS
CONCENTRATIONS DECREASED RISK OF
DEVELOPING DIABETES/
CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES

DIETARY GLYCEMIC FOR

TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF
INDEX CHRONIC DISEASES
Glycemic index & glycemic load

GLYCEMIC INDEX GLYCEMIC LOAD

THE INDEXING OF THE GLYCEMIC THE PRODUCT OF THE DIETARY

RESPONSE OF A FIXED AMOUNT OF GLYCEMIC INDEX AND TOTAL
AVAILABLE CARBOHYDRATE FROM DIETARY CARBOHYDRATE
A STANDARD FOOD CONSUMED BY
THE SUBJECT

IT ASSESSES THE TOTAL

GLYCEMIC EFFECT OF THE DIET
The diet-glycemic correlation

DIET-GLYCEMIC
CORRELATION

FOODS WITH A LOWER FOODS WITH A HIGHER

GLYCEMIC INDEXES GLYCEMIC INDEXES
(starchy staples es. Then the selection of
pasta, rice, bread) rapidly digested
foods (high glycemic
index)
Particularly prevalent THEY ARE AMONG THE
among cultures that are FACTORS THAT FAVORS
now experiencing high THE DEVELOPMENT OF
rates of diabetes CHRONIC DISEASE
The conclusions
The glycemic index is simply a tool for alerting the potential consumer to new
starchy foods they may not otherwise have considered eating.

The introduction of new foods will expand the range of food choices available

PROVIDING FOODS TO BE SELECTED NOT

ONLY FOR THEIR GLICEMIX INDEX BU ALSO
FOR THEIR RANGE OF HEALTH ADVANTAGES
(minerals, vitamins, eg, fiber...)