Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
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January 2013
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · Jan 2013
Review Meta AnalysisLow glycaemic index diets and blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Low glycaemic index (GI) diets are beneficial in the management of hyperglycemia. Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of mortality in diabetes therefore it is important to understand the effects of GI on blood lipids. The aim was to systematically review randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of low GI diets on blood lipids. ⋯ This meta-analysis provides consistent evidence that low GI diets reduce total and LDL-cholesterol and have no effect on HDL-cholesterol or triglycerides.