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Glycemic Responses to Stiff Porridge( ugali) Meals Consumed in Western Kenya
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2017)
Glycemic responses which have been measured in terms of glycemic indices (GIs) differ among various carbohydrate-rich foods. Despite the existence of a GI Table of most common foods, the records of the GIs of most Kenyan ...
Association Between Glycemic Load and Diabetes Mellitus Among Women: Case of Amagoro Division in Western Kenya
(International Organization of Scientific Research, 2017)
Glycemic load (GL) has been found to be a stronger measure for glycemic response to carbohydraterich foods. This is because it accounts for both the quality and quantity of carbohydrates consumed. This study therefore ...
Proximate Composition, Energy Contents and Blood Sugar Responses of Stiff Porridge and Rice Meals Consumed in Kenya
(International Knowledge sharing platform, 2017)
The term glycemic index has been used to categorize carbohydrate-rich foods on the basis of their blood sugar raising potential. Despite the existence of a table of glycemic indices of some foods, the glycemic indices of ...