David J.A. Jenkins (MD, PhD, DSc) is a University Professor in the department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, Canada[1].
Jenkins is credited with developing the concept of the glycemic index as a way of explaining the way in which dietary carbohydrate impacts blood sugar[citation needed]. His first paper on the subject appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1981.[2] Jenkins went on to author at least 15 more clinical studies on the effects of the glycemic index. His present interests are in running clinically-based dietary trials to elucidate the potential of diet to prevent and treat chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
References
- ^ "[David J.A. Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. Department of Nutritional Sciences]". University of Toronto. David J.A. Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Jenkins, DJ; TM Wolever, RH Taylor, H Barker, H Fielden, JM Baldwin, AC Bowling, HC Newman, AL Jenkins and DV Goff (1981). "[[1] Glycemic index of foods: a physiological basis for carbohydrate exchange]". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 34: 362–366. [2]. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
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