Glycemic load, glycemic index, and the risk of breast cancer among Mexican women

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1165-1169

  Lajous, Martin ^a   Willett, Walter ^b,c,d   Lazcano Ponce, Eduardo ^a   Sanchez Zamorano, Luisa Maria ^a   Hernandez Avila, Mauricio ^a   Romieu, Isabelle ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Carbohydrates; Case control; Glycemic index; Glycemic load; Mexico

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MEXICO; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; ADULT; BREAST TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIET; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644876090     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-0355-x     Document Type: Article

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