## Abstract Glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) are measures of the metabolic effects of dietary carbohydrates. The higher their value, the greater the glucose and insulin responses. Raised insulin levels are associated with endometrial cancer and with its risk factors including obesity, dia
Understanding the glycemic index and glycemic load and their practical applications
✍ Scribed by Fernanda Lorenzi Lazarim; Mirtes Stancanelli; René Brenzikofer; Denise Vaz de Macedo
- Publisher
- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1470-8175
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