Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of type 2 diabetes

Volume: 76, Issue: 1
Published: Jul 1, 2002
Abstract
The possibility that high, long-term intake of carbohydrates that are rapidly absorbed as glucose may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes has been a long-standing controversy. Two main mechanisms have been hypothesized, one mediated by increases in insulin resistance and the other by pancreatic exhaustion as a result of the increased demand for insulin. During the past decade, several lines of evidence have collectively provided strong support...
Paper Details
Title
Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of type 2 diabetes
Published Date
Jul 1, 2002
Volume
76
Issue
1
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