Question

Is there a difference between a glucose response curve and AUC (incremental area under the glucose response curve) between someone who drank Coca Cola and diet Coca Cola? Is there a difference for the glucose response curve and AUC for someone who drank Coca Cola and Orange Juice? Explain.

Answer 1

As we all are aware of eating more frequent junk food outside as in contrast to a traditional pattern of three meals a day, which results that a high proportion of a day is spent in the post prandial (occuring after the meal) state, which further affect the absorption and metabolism of different CHO, influences post prandial glucose, insulin, and fattyacid concentrations. Post prandial metabolism mediate an invitation to certain diseases related to CVD (cardio vascular disease) and insulin resistance like type 2 diabetes. The  GI (glycemic index) of food which consumed by the human beings-

Food Item GI

Coca cola 58

Orange juice 68

In relation to body weight gain, the amount of free sugars plus concentrated sugars in honey, syrups and fruit juices particular attention has been paid. In fact, foods high in free sugars may contribute to weight gain in different ways.