Creator: Dr. Jasneet Kalra
Keywords: Glycemic Index, Reference

Written by Dr. Jasneet Kalra, MBBS |

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff / dr. reeja tharu, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on Nov 03, 2020

References for Glycemic Index (GI)

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Author: Dr. Jasneet Kalra

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff / Dr. Reeja Tharu

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Sep 12, 2009
Last Updated on Nov 03, 2020

Comments

Anjela05 Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Sir It means all the foods with higher GI value should be avoided. But Beer has a high GI value but it is advised that it is an exception for it allows lower sugar turn out in blood sugar level. So how to make distinction. Thanks BNA

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