Does a Low Glycaemic Index (GI) Diet Cost More during Pregnancy?

Does a Low Glycaemic Index (GI) Diet Cost More during Pregnancy?

 The aim of this study was to examine the monetary cost of dietary change among pregnant women before and after receiving low glycaemic index (GI) dietary advice. The pregnant women in this study were a subgroup of participants in the Pregnancy and Glycaemic Index Outcomes (PREGGIO) study. Twenty women from the low GI dietary advice group, who had completed their pregnancies, were randomly...

Low carbohydrate does not mean low glycaemic index!

Dumesnil et al. (2001) reported the results of a study from Laval University, Québec, in which overweight men were fed under metabolic ward conditions for 6 d on each of three different test diets. They concluded that: ‘. . . a lowglycaemic index–low-fat–high-protein diet can produce a marked decrease in ad libitum energy intake without increasing hunger or decreasing satiety while having rapid...

Low glycaemic index diet in pregnancy to prevent macrosomia (ROLO study): randomised control trial

OBJECTIVE To determine if a low glycaemic index diet in pregnancy could reduce the incidence of macrosomia in an at risk group. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Maternity hospital in Dublin, Ireland. PARTICIPANTS 800 women without diabetes, all in their second pregnancy between January 2007 to January 2011, having previously delivered an infant weighing greater than 4 kg. INT...

Low glycaemic-index foods.

Accumulating data indicate that a diet characterized by low glycaemic-index (GI) foods not only improves certain metabolic ramifications of insulin resistance, but also reduces insulin resistance per se. Epidemiological data also suggest a protective role against development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. A major disadvantage in this connection is the sho...

High glycaemic index (GI) of Asian diet--what are the clinical implications?