Low glycemic index diet may not help in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

The researchers found that, under the premise of a healthy diet, low glycemic index diet compared with a high glycemic index, on the whole did not reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors, there is no improvement in insulin sensitivity.

One person in charge of research, professor at Johns Hopkins University, Lawrence Appel said, “We did not find low-glycemic index diet (improve) the major risk factors for heart disease, there is no apparent benefit, we also did not find it in terms of diabetes prevention benefit of any evidence. “