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Glucose metabolism
About 20% of glucose gets metabolized in the liver, which is quite different to fructose metabolism which occurs mostly in the liver. The rest is distributed to most of the…
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Glycemic Load
Limitations of GI measurementIn the real world, we eat food in portion sizes. Each food type has its own “usual” portion.Glycemic load (GL) is a more realistic measurement than Glycemic…
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Glycemic Index
The glycemic index (GI) measures how carbohydrate-containing foods affect your blood sugar level and has the following classification: This measure has proven to give valuable insights between food and health.…