A high dietary glycemic load is associated with an increased risk of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
To evaluate the effect of a low glycemic load diet on cardiac rehabilitation patients.
One hundred twenty patients who were advised to follow a low glycemic load diet were evaluated and compared with 1434 patients who were advised to follow the principles of Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating for People Four Years and Over as part of the Ontario Cardiac Rehabilitation Pilot Project.
Patients on the low glycemic load diet lost more weight at six months (2.8 kg loss versus 0.2 kg gain, P