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Insulin, Glucagon and Catecholamine Responses to the Ingestion of Various Carbohydrates

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Dietary Starches and Sugars in Man: A Comparison

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The hormonal and metabolic events occurring during an oral glucose load have been extensively characterised in man. The use of tracers, the splanchnic hepatic balance technique and indirect calorimetry [1] have permitted the measurement of most, if not all the kinetic parameters of glucose metabolism. Despite this extensive work the mechanisms involved in the regulation of glycaemia are still the subject of debate and research. Most of the sophisticated methodology used still needs to be applied to various carbohydrate nutrients which are usually transformed inside the body into glucose before being oxidised, stored or recycled. The aim of this short review is not to provide extensive data on the glycaemic index of various carbohydrates, but to focus on the respective roles of hormones and glucose per se, and to underline some remaining methodological problems in this kind of study.

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Laville, M., Picard, S., Normand, S., Riou, J.P. (1989). Insulin, Glucagon and Catecholamine Responses to the Ingestion of Various Carbohydrates. In: Dobbing, J. (eds) Dietary Starches and Sugars in Man: A Comparison. ILSI Human Nutrition Reviews. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1701-8_12

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