Endocrine Abstracts

There has been great interest in the effect of Glycaemic index (GI) of food on weight reduction, obesity, metabolic syndrome and general well being in women. The majority of research into GI was focussed towards improving blood glucose control in diabetes. Also, favourable changes in blood lipids and some beneficial effect in cancers have been reported. The aim of this pilot study is to investigate the impact of ingesting food with varying GI on salivary cortisol and testoster...