Hormonal
Manipulating dietary Glycemic Index (GI) or Glycemic Load (GL) does not provide a significant benefit for weight loss, satiety, or cardiometabolic risk factors compared to isocaloric high-GI diets when fiber and energy intake are controlled.
Stop obsessing over the Glycemic Index for weight loss or health. The science shows that swapping high-GI foods for low-GI ones does not help you lose more weight or feel fuller, provided you eat the same amount of calories and fiber. Focus on eating whole foods, vegetables, and fiber-rich carbohydrates instead of calculating GI numbers. If you enjoy high-GI foods like white rice or potatoes, include them as part of a balanced meal with fiber and protein; they will not sabotage your health goals.
Results suggest an equivocal relationship between GI/GR and disease outcome. The strongest intervention studies typically find little relationship among GI/GR and physiological measures of disease risk... Thus, it is unlikely that the GI of a food or diet is linked to disease risk or health outcomes.
Why this rating
Based on a systematic review of 73 studies including randomized controlled trials and large observational cohorts.
Source
Relevance of the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load for Body Weight, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease
Sonia Vega‐López et al. · Nutrients · 2018
DOI 10.3390/nu10101361
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