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Nutrition facts

Is the Altman Rule a proxy for glycemic load?

Author:
Kimberly R. Dong, DrPH, MS, RDN
Sarah Eustis, MPH, MDc
Kerri Hawkins, MS, RDN
Wayne Altman, MD, FAAFP

The evidence supports patient use of this simple equation to evaluate the nutrition labels of packaged carbohydrate foods in the grocery aisle in...