Glycemic and insulinemic responses of normal subjects to selected meals commonly consumed in the Middle East

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-286

  Mehio, Zeina ^a   Baba, Nahla Hwalla ^a   Habbal, Zuheir ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Glycemic index; Insulinemic index; Middle Eastern foods

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RESPONSE; MALE; MEAL; MIDDLE EAST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST MEAL;

CICER ARIETINUM; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0031426595     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590849762394     Document Type: Article

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