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A short study exploring the effect of the glycaemic index of the diet on energy intake and salivary steroid hormones

dc.contributor.authorAl-Dujaili, Emad A. S.
dc.contributor.authorAshmore, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorTsang, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-10T01:57:08Z
dc.date.available2019-02-10T01:57:08Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-24
dc.date.submitted2018-11-19
dc.date.updated2019-02-10T01:57:08Z
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dc.description.abstractThe glycaemic index or load (GI or GL) is a concept for ranking carbohydrate-rich foods based on the postprandial blood glucose response compared with a reference food (glucose). Due to the limited research investigating the effect of the GI or GL of the diet on salivary steroidal hormones, this explorative short study was conducted. 12 female participants consumed a low GI and a high GI diet for three days each, followed by a washout period between each intervention. Saliva was collected at baseline, and following the low or high GI diets. Cortisol and testosterone concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA). GI and GL were significantly different between the low and high GI diets ( < 0.001). There was a small but significant increase in salivary cortisol after the high GI diet (7.38 to 10.93 ng/mL, = 0.036). No effect was observed after the low GI diet. Higher levels of testosterone were produced after the low GI diet (83.7 to 125.9 pg/mL, = 0.002), and no effect was found after the high GI diet. The total intake of calories consumed on the low GI diet was significantly lower compared to the high GI diet ( = 0.019). A low GI diet was associated with a small but significant increase in salivary testosterone, while a high GI diet increased cortisol levels. Altering the GI of the diet may influence overall energy intake and the health and wellbeing of female volunteers.
dc.description.ispublishedpub
dc.description.number2
dc.description.statuspub
dc.description.volume11
dc.identifier.citationAl-Dujaili, E. A. S., Ashmore, S. & Tsang, C. (2019) A short study exploring the effect of the glycaemic index of the diet on energy intake and salivary steroid hormones. Nutrients, 11(2):260.
dc.identifier.issn2072-6643
dc.identifier.urihttps://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/9277
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020260
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.ispartofNutrients
dc.rights© 2019 by the authors.
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcortisol
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectglycaemic index
dc.subjectsteroid hormones
dc.subjecttestosterone
dc.titleA short study exploring the effect of the glycaemic index of the diet on energy intake and salivary steroid hormones
dc.typearticle
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dcterms.dateAccepted2019-01-21
qmu.authorAl-Dujaili, Emad A. S.
qmu.authorAshmore, Sophie
refterms.depositExceptionpublishedGoldOA

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