title: High-glycemic index foods, hunger, and obesity: is there a connection?
abstract: The relative importance of different dietary causes of obesity remains controversial. This review examines whether consumption of high-glycemic index (GI) carbohydrates may be a contributing factor. Although data from long-term studies are lacking, short-term investigations indicate that consumption of high-GI carbohydrates may increase hunger and promote overeating relative to consumption of items with a lower GI. As long-term research on GI and weight regulation accumulates, consumption of whole grain and lower GI cereals instead of highly refined cereals is a dietary change that may help prevent overeating and is consistent with current dietary guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger / Q000502:physiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology*; D012527:Satiation / Q000502:physiology; D013213:Starch / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D013213:Starch