Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Convergence of obesity and high glycemic diet on compounding diabetes and cardiovascular risks in modernizing China: An emerging public health dilemma | Globalization and Health BioMed Central Review Open Access Convergence of obesity and high glycemic diet on compounding diabetes and cardiovascular risks in modernizing China An emerging public health dilemma Eric L Ding and Vasanti S Malik Address Department of Nutrition Harvard School of Public Health Boston Massachusetts USA Email Eric L Ding - eding@ Vasanti S Malik - vmalik@ Corresponding author Published 26 February 2008 Received 3 August 2007 . _ JIÍ. A A J_. IO I I rtz n. A A A Accepted 26 February 2008 Globalization and Health 2008 4 4 doi 1744-8603-4-4 This article is available from http content 4 1 4 2008 Ding and Malik licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract As China is undergoing dramatic development it is also experiencing major societal changes including an emerging obesity epidemic with the prevalence of overweight and obesity doubling in the past decade. However the implications of a high glycemic index GI and glycemic load GL traditional Chinese diet are adversely changing in modern times as a high-glycemic diet is becoming a greater contributor to diabetes and cardiovascular risks in a population with rising obesity and decreasing physical activity. Specifically a high GI diet adversely impacts metabolism and appetite control regulation and notably confers substantially greater risk of weight gain type 2 diabetes cardiovascular disease and certain cancers among overweight and obese individuals P for all leading to an emerging vicious cycle of compounding adverse health risks. Notably while no elevated risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes were observed with higher GL intake among normal weight .
