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• Foster-Powell, K., Holt, S. H. A. & Brand-Miller, J. C. (2002), ‘International table of glycemic index and glycemic load values: 2002’, in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 76, pp. 5–56. More information here.
• Jenkins, D. J. A. et al. (2002), ‘Glycemic index: Overview of implications in health and disease’, in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 76(suppl), pp. 266S–273S. More information here.



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