Low glycaemic index diets as an intervention for obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mohammad Ishraq Zafar Kerry E MillsJ ZhengM M PengX YeL L Chen

Published in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2018)

Low GI diets, especially diets achieving a substantial decrease in GI, were moderately effective in lowering body weight. However, efforts should be made to increase compliance with low GI diets, in order for them to be effective in people with overweight and obesity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
body weight
type diabetes
randomized controlled trial
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight gain
adipose tissue
body mass index
high fat diet induced