Eleazu Chinedum Ogbonnaya
Department of Biochemistry, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebony State, Nigeria.
Afr Health Sci. 2016 Jun;16(2):468-79. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v16i2.15.
This article examines the concepts of low glycemic indices (GIs) and glycemic load (GL) foods as key drivers in the dietary management of type 2 diabetes as well as their shortcomings. The controversies arising from the analysis of glycemic index (GI) and GL of foods such as their reproducibility as well as their relevance to the dietary management of type 2 diabetes are also discussed.
Search was conducted in relevant electronic databases such as: Pubmed, Google Scholar, HINARI, the Cochrane library, Popline, LILACS, CINAHL, EMBASE, etc to identify the current status of knowledge regarding the controversies surrounding management of diabetes with low GI and GL foods.
This article suggests that in view of discrepancies that surround the results of GI versus GL of foods, any assay on the GI and GL of a food with the aim of recommending the food for the dietary management of type 2 diabetes, could be balanced with glycated hemoglobin assays before they are adopted as useful antidiabetic foods.
本文探讨了低血糖指数(GI)和血糖负荷(GL)食物的概念,它们是2型糖尿病饮食管理的关键驱动因素,同时也探讨了它们的缺点。还讨论了食物血糖指数(GI)和GL分析中出现的争议,如它们的可重复性以及与2型糖尿病饮食管理的相关性。
在相关电子数据库中进行检索,如:PubMed、谷歌学术、HINARI、考克兰图书馆、Popline、LILACS、CINAHL、EMBASE等,以确定关于低GI和GL食物在糖尿病管理方面争议的当前知识状况。
本文表明,鉴于食物GI与GL结果存在差异,任何旨在推荐用于2型糖尿病饮食管理的食物的GI和GL检测,在被采纳为有用的抗糖尿病食物之前,都可以与糖化血红蛋白检测相平衡。