Twelve-Hour Glycemic Profiles With Meals of High, Medium, or Low Glycemic Load
- Lai-Ling Hui, MPHIL1,
- E. Anthony S. Nelson, MBCHB, MD, FRCPCH, FRCP1,
- Kai-Chow Choi, PHD2,
- Gary W.K. Wong, BMSC, MD, FRCPC1 and
- Rita Sung, LRCP, MRCS, MD, FRCPCH, FRCP1
- 1Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
- 2Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Address correspondence to E.A.S. Nelson, Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6/F Clinical Science Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. E-mail: tony-nelson{at}cuhk.edu.hk
Diets of low glycemic load may dampen the postprandial glycemic response, thereby avoiding high blood glucose concentrations that could be detrimental to health (1). We compared blood glucose profiles of two nondiabetic subjects (A and B) consuming meals of high (baguette, strawberry jam, and maltose), medium (baked potato, cheese, and Coca Cola), or low (chickpeas, tuna, vinegar, and oil) glycemic load at regular intervals throughout the day.
Three test meals contained the same calorie content but different glycemic load for each subject (A: glycemic load = 92, 49, and 19; B: glycemic load = 115, 66, and 24). For each glycemic load category, three …
