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Effect of glycemic index on obesity control
Pereira,Elisângela Vitoriano; Costa,Jorge de Assis; Alfenas,Rita de Cássia GonçalvesObjective Evaluate the effect of glycemic index (GI) on biochemical parameters, food intake, energy metabolism, anthropometric measures and body composition in overweight subjects.Materials and methods Simple blind study, in which nineteen subjects were randomly assigned to consume in the laboratory two daily low GI (n = 10) or high GI (n = 9) meals, for forty-five consecutive days. Habitual food intake was ass...
Use of the glycemic index in nutrition education
Cândido,Flávia Galvão; Pereira,Elisângela Vitoriano; Alfenas,Rita de Cássia GonçalvesRecently, the lack of studies providing practical guidance for the use of the glycemic index has been indicated as the cause of its little use in nutrition education. The aim of this study is to give instructions on the use of the glycemic index as a tool to be used in nutrition education to estimulate the consumption of low glycemic index foods. Studies published over the past 12 years, in addition to classic ...