Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Postprandial hyperglycemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. This excess cardiovascular risk may be partly explained by the impairment in endothelial function that typically follows an acute increase in plasma glucose levels. Recently, nutritional interventions focused on the sequence of macronutrient consumption within the meal have been proposed to normalize postprandial glycemia in subjects with abnormal glucose to...