Research
Macro partitioning
In healthy adults, there is no significant association between dietary glycemic load (GL) and metabolic syndrome or its components.
Tracking the total glycemic load of your diet may not be necessary for preventing metabolic syndrome in healthy individuals. Focus on overall diet quality, including fiber and healthy fats, rather than just the total glycemic impact of carbohydrates.
GoodRefutesHIGH confidence
As for GL, no significant association was observed with MetS in all models.
Why this rating
Same strengths as N1, cross-sectional but robust adjustment.
Source
Dietary Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Are Not Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome in Lebanese Healthy Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Cecile Borgi et al. · Nutrients · 2020
cross_sectional · n=283Cited 3×
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