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Let's say you eat 50 grams of potato chips which have a glycemic load of 12 (according to Harvard.edu) and you eat it with 1 oz. Of sunflower seeds with have a GI load of 2.5. So is the total GI load then 14.5 ?

Does the protein have any affect or lower the glycemic load?

If yes please explain. What is the calculation by which you can know how much the glycemic load is lowered?

larry909
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  • Glycemic loads are affected by many factors including personal differences, so I do not believe it is possible to calculate glycemic loads of mixed meals with accuracy of any practical meaning. Adding sunflower seeds (protein + fats) lowers the glycemic load of the potato chips, so the glycemic load of such mixed meal would be somewhere between 2.5 and 12. – Jan Aug 22 '16 at 13:43

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Plain and simple yes. Exact ratio I don't know if it's conclusive however here is a study with their opinion on the ratio http://m.jn.nutrition.org/content/136/10/2506.full

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  • Please elaborate. What is the calculation by which you can know by how much the glycemic load is lowered? – larry909 May 22 '16 at 08:05
  • Could you explain the link you have provided a little bit? If the link dies, then this answer wouldn't have anything to back it up. – michaelpri May 22 '16 at 17:09