Habitual fish consumption and glycated haemoglobin: The EPIC-Norfolk study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-284

  Harding, A H ^a   Day, N E ^a   Khaw, K T ^a   Bingham, S A ^a,b   Luben, R N ^a   Welsh, A ^a   Wareham, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort; Fish; Glycated haemoglobin; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FRUIT; FRYING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FISHES; FOOD PREFERENCES; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEAFOOD; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 1342332312     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601779     Document Type: Article

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