Glycaemic index of some commonly consumed foods in western India.

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1993

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U. V. Mani, Badanavalu M. Prabhu, S S Damle, I Mani

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NutritionPublic Health NutritionObesityMetabolic SyndromeBody CompositionFood SciencesPublic HealthGlucose LoadEleusine CoracanaGlycaemic IndexGlobal HealthDiabetesBlood Glucose MonitoringDiabetes MellitusHyperglycemiaHuman NutritionNutritional ScienceMetabolismMedicineDietary Health

Abstract

Glycaemic index (GI) was determined in 36 non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients. The subjects were fed 50g carbohydrate portions of six foods consumed widely in India including Varagu (Plaspalum scorbiculatum) alone and in combination with whole and dehusked greengram (Phaseolus aureus Roxb), Bajra (Penniseteum typhoideum), Jowar (Sorghum vulgare) and Ragi (Eleusine coracana). The GI of Varagu alone, Varagu in combination with whole greengram and Bajra was significantly lower than that of Ragi which produced a glycaemic response equivalent to that of the glucose load.