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glycemic index of foods and chronic disease  

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  • Overweight and obesity are high on the public health agenda because they are now common and have serious effects in the short and long term. In 2008, the World Health Organization estimated that 1.5 billion adults were overweight and at least 500 million were obese. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Glycemic Index of Foods and Chronic Disease]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SGL3Q05S-5

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