Low-glycaemic diets and health: Implications for obesity

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-113

  Livesey, Geoffrey ^a  

^a Independent Nutrition Logic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CHD; Diabetes; Glycaemic load; Health markers; Obesity

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE; OBESITY; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18844378943     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2004400     Document Type: Conference Paper

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