[The interrelation of the glucose tolerance test indices with nutritional factors in persons with excess body weight]

An organized population of males aged 20 to 59 (799 persons) was investigated, of them 55 had excess body mass (EBM). Body mass was evaluated using Quetelet's rule, its values 30 and more being regarded as the presence of EBM in an examinee. Nutrition was investigated by a method of examination of food eaten up over a preceding day. Carbohydrate metabolism was investigated with GTT per os with the determination of glycemia on an empty stomach 1 and 2 h after glucose (75 g) intake. Analysis of the obtained results has shown that dietary habits of persons with EBM do not differ considerably from those of the population. However in persons with EBM the relationship of the glycemia level with the amount of consumed carbohydrates as well as with the amount of fats and proteins, especially proteins of animal origin, turned out to be specific. With some exceptions, these relationships in the population were undetectable.