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The glycemic index of mixed meals can be calculated using the weighted average of individual food components.

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CONTESTED
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Is it true that the glycemic index of mixed meals can be calculated using the weighted average of individual food components?

Partly. Scientific literature is divided on whether the glycemic index of mixed meals can be accurately predicted or calculated from individual food components. While some studies show that calculated expected values align well with observed postprandial responses, others demonstrate that nutrient interactions and complex macronutrient combinations can yield significantly lower actual glycemic responses than simple calculations predict.

Verdict: CONTESTED · 4 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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  • Foods · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1 · 2021
  • OpenAIRE · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1 · 2021
  • OpenAIRE · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1 · 1985
  • OpenAIRE · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1 · 2017
  • peer-reviewed literature · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.3 · 2011
  • OpenAIRE · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1 · 1987
  • peer-reviewed literature · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1.3 · 2019
Evidence for · 4
Foods: Development of a Prediction Model to Estimate the Glycemic Load of Ready-to-Eat Meals
2021
Derives a prediction formula for glycemic load based on nutrient composition in mixed meals.
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Lee, H., Um, M., Nam, K., Chung, S., & Park, Y. (2021). Foods: Development of a Prediction Model to Estimate the Glycemic Load of Ready-to-Eat Meals. Foods. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10112626

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OpenAIRE: Development of a Prediction Model to Estimate the Glycemic Load of Ready-to-Eat Meals
2021
Develops a prediction model to estimate glycemic metrics from meal nutrient composition.
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OpenAIRE: Development of a Prediction Model to Estimate the Glycemic Load of Ready-to-Eat Meals. (2021). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10112626

Evidence against · 2
OpenAIRE: Effect of Source of Dietary Carbohydrate on Plasma Glucose and Insulin Responses to Mixed Meals in Subjects With NIDDM
1987
Found that plasma glucose responses to mixed meals were not predicted by the calculated glycemic potencies of individual foods.
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OpenAIRE: Effect of Source of Dietary Carbohydrate on Plasma Glucose and Insulin Responses to Mixed Meals in Subjects With NIDDM. (1987). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.10.4.395

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OpenAIRE: Prediction of the Relative Blood Glucose Response of Mixed Meals Using the White Bread Glycemic Index
1985
Demonstrated that the observed GI of mixed meals was close to expected values calculated from individual foods.
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OpenAIRE: Prediction of the Relative Blood Glucose Response of Mixed Meals Using the White Bread Glycemic Index. (1985). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.8.5.418

OpenAIRE: Evaluation of the glycemic indices of three commonly eaten mixed meals in Okada, Edo State
2017
Evaluates mixed meal glycemic indices and notes they are affected by constituent nutrients and proportions.
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OpenAIRE: Evaluation of the glycemic indices of three commonly eaten mixed meals in Okada, Edo State. (2017). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.550

Glycemic Responses of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes to Individual Carbohydrate-Rich Foods and Mixed Meals
2011
Supported the utility of individual food GIs when applied to mixed meals, though exceptions occurred.
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Robert, S. D. & Ismail, A. A. (2011). Glycemic Responses of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes to Individual Carbohydrate-Rich Foods and Mixed Meals. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1159/000335224

More against · 1
Effect of nutrient composition in a mixed meal on the postprandial glycemic response in healthy people: a preliminary study
2019
Showed that a complex mixed meal led to significantly lower actual GI and GL values than those derived by nutrient-based calculations.
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Kim, J. S., Nam, K., & Chung, S. (2019). Effect of nutrient composition in a mixed meal on the postprandial glycemic response in healthy people: a preliminary study. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2019.13.2.126

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