The Association Between Dietary Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load and a Body Shape and Fat Distribution Among Apparently Healthy Iranian Adults.

Abdul-Mutala FuseiniMohammad Hossein RahimiMehdi MollahosseiniMir Saeid YekaninejadZhila MaghbooliKhadijeh Mirzaei

Published in: Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2018)

Dietary GL but not GI is inversely associated with fat distribution measures such as WC, BMI, and ABSI in the study population. This result may suggest a beneficial role of higher-GL diets in the prevention of obesity.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
adipose tissue
weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
high fat diet induced
physical activity
skeletal muscle