The glycaemic index : a physiological classification of dietary carbohydrate /

• Main Author: Wolever, Thomas M. S., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006.
• Subjects: Glycemic index.; Carbohydrates > Metabolism.; Carbohydrates in human nutrition > Classification.; Glycemic Index.; Dietary Carbohydrates > metabolism.; Food Composition and Quality.; Physiology of Human Nutrition.; Man.; Diet.; Dietary carbohydrate.; Food.; Glycaemic index.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 227 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-222) and index.
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This book aims to provide a credible, complete and accurate source of information about all the aspects of glycaemic index. It contains chapters on glycaemic index definition and measurement and how glycaemic index information can be applied to meals and diets. Discussions on the reasons why foods have different glycaemic index values and the impact of altering the glycaemic index of diets on health and disease are presented as well.