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PRESS
RELEASE
GLYCEMIC
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Washington,
D.C
February
2007 |
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Announces:
NEW
Certification Seal for the
Latin Market
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As
the Glycemic Index becomes more popular in the Spanish-speaking
communities, the need for clarity in food responses rises. The Glycemic
Index of a food, drink, Nutraceutical or Pharmaceutical reveals
its blood glucose, insulin, and fat-storing properties. These biochemical
responses are important in preventing and controlling diabetes,
insulin resistance, hypoglycemia, cardiovascular disease, cancer,
and obesity.
New research has demonstrated that the Latin community is experiencing
high rates of obesity, insulin-disorders, and diabetes,
factors which are largely controlled by the glycemic response of
food choices.
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Foods with a high glycemic index and glycemic load increase
the
risk of colorectal and prostate cancer in the Spanish population.
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In Barcelona,
Spain, researchers at the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer
Registry, Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Catalan Institute
of Oncology, examined the relationship between nutrition and cancer
in the Spanish population.
The
study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, 2006, reported
that obesity is a recognized risk factor of colorectal cancer and
breast cancer in postmenopausal women, and that:
A
recent study of Mexican foods showed that:
• A low Glycemic Index diet containing Mexican foods
improves
LDL and total cholesterol in individuals with hyperlipidemia |
Glycemic
Research Institute (GRI) clients that currently are licensed to
use the GRI Certification Marks for Low Glycemic may now apply for
the new Latin Certification Mark, which is offered by GRI on a Pro
Bono basis.
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