The glycaemic index (GI) ranks foods according to their acute glycaemic impact and is used in planning meals for patients invoking glycaemic control through diet. Kurakkan (Eleusine coracana) flour roti, rice flour roti, atta flour roti, boiled breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis/Artocarpus communis) and boiled legumes (mungbean, cowpea and chickpea) were categorized as low-GI foods (relative to white bread; Prima Crust Top), and the corresponding GI (+/- standard error of the mean) values were 70+/-8, 69+/-7, 67+/-9, 64+/-7, 57+/-6, 49+/-8 and 29+/-5, respectively. Kurakkan flour pittu and wheat flour roti were classified as medium-GI foods with GI values of 85+/-6 and 72+/-6. Hoppers, rice flour pittu, wheat flour pittu and Olu-milk rice (seeds of Nymphaea lotus) were categorized as high-GI foods, and the corresponding GI (+/- standard error of the mean) values were 120+/-8, 103+/-7, 101+/-8 and 91+/-8, respectively. The GI values significantly (P<0.01) and negatively correlated with the insoluble dietary fibre (rho = - 0.780), soluble dietary fibre (rho = - 0.712) and protein (rho = - 0.738) contents in grams per 100 g digestible starch containing foods.

Title of the article: Risk factors contributing to bacteraemia at a tertiary cancer center in South Asia Abstract:Context: Cancer patients are immunocompromised due to their medical condition resulting in neutropenia, increased exposure to intravascular devices (IVDs) and prolonged hospital stays.These conditions are established risk factors in causing bacteraemia. Bateraemia is a contributing factor towards increased rates of morbidity and mortality in several countries including Sri Lanka. Aims:The current study evaluates the risk factors such as demographic factors, neutrophil counts, presence of an IVD and length of hospitalization that would contribute to the development of bacteraemia among cancer patients at the Apeksha Hospital -Maharagama, Sri Lanka.Results: A higher prevalence of bacteraemia compared to other countries (13.7%) was reported with the highest frequency identified from oncology wards. Patients above 60 years with carcinomas were revealed to be more susceptible. A length of hospital stay exceeding three days was a statistically significant factor in causing bacteraemia. Gram-negative organisms accounted for majority of the infections while Acinetobacter species were more frequently isolated from IVDs.Conclusions: It could be suggested that additional care and sterility measures be taken when carrying out invasive procedures in such patients. Precautions could be taken in managing patients with a hospital stay exceeding 3 days as they have been identified as a risk group in acquiring nosocomial infections.Key-words: Cancer, immunocompromised, bacteraemia, neutropenia Abstract Page All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission.(which was not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.