Invented the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels, associated with the incidence of diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease mortality
Diabetes is a disease marked by persistently high levels of blood sugar caused by inadequate or ineffective insulin, a hormone produced by the Beta cells of the pancreas.
A physiologist, medical researcher and teacher
A soft-spoken and modest physician who saved millions of lives
A pioneering researcher and builder of Canadian medical institutions
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