The Glycemic Index of a Food Can Be Measured by Comparing

question 49

Multiple Choice

The glycemic index of a food can be measured by comparing the increase in one's blood glucose levels after consuming a carbohydrate to that caused by a reference food such as:

• A) potato chips.
• B) a banana.
• C) ice cream.
• D) oatmeal.
• E) white bread.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

In statistics, the assumption that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the basis for significance testing.

Body Mass Index

A measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women, used to categorize underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity.

Critical Value

A threshold value that defines the boundary of a rejection region in hypothesis testing, determining whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Obese Canadians

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