High Dietary Glycemic Load is Associated with Poor Functional Outcome in Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction

Elevated postprandial blood glucose is a critical risk factor for stroke. The dietary glycemic load (GL) and glycemic index (GI) are frequently used as markers of the postprandial blood glucose response to estimate the overall glycemic effect of diets. We hypothesized that high dietary GL, GI, or total carbohydrate intake is associated with a poor functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke.We prospectively included 263 first-ever...