The glycaemic index : a physiological classification of dietary carbohydrate

The glycaemic index (GI) is a measure of the ability of a food to raise blood sugar. This book explores the key issues of the definition of the GI, how to measure the GI of a food, how to apply GI information to meals and diets, the reasons why foods have different GI values, and the impact of alter...

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Main Author: Wolever, Thomas M. S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : CABI , c2006
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2006/20063122948.pdf
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Summary:The glycaemic index (GI) is a measure of the ability of a food to raise blood sugar. This book explores the key issues of the definition of the GI, how to measure the GI of a food, how to apply GI information to meals and diets, the reasons why foods have different GI values, and the impact of altering a diet GI on health and disease
Item Description:Also available in electronic resource
Physical Description:1 online resource(x, 227 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1845930517 (hbk.)
9781845930516 (e-book)
9781845930523 (e-book)