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The Truth About Glucose Spikes, Ultra Processed Food and Microbiome Tests - Dr Nicola Guess
Dr Karan Explores
Beware Spurious Associations in Health Data
The reliability of health claims based on glucose fluctuations is questionable, especially when using cross-sectional data, which is often weak and can lead to misleading correlations. Companies may present such data to promote products despite the absence of robust randomized evidence linking glucose peaks and troughs to factors like hunger or energy levels. This data dredging can falsely imply causation where there is none. For those with diabetes, specific dietary strategies can effectively regulate glucose. For instance, changing the order of food consumption—prioritizing proteins and vegetables before carbohydrates—has shown to lower blood glucose levels.
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