Glycemic index values of traditional Kenyan foods: the missing link in the effectiveness of dietary approach in the prevention and management of diabetes mellitus in Kenya

BACKGROUND: Glycemic index (GI) measures postprandial blood sugar after consumption of carbohydrate-rich foodstuff. Kenya is yet to fully embrace this concept in prevention and management of diabetes mellitus. OBJECTIVE: To review and tabulate GIs of locally consumed foods in order to improve dietar...

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Autores principales: Ebere, Rebecca, Imungi, Jasper, Kimani, Violet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795727
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.29

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795727
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.29

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