Dietary glycemic index and carbohydrate in relation to early age-related macular degeneration

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 880-886

  Chiu, Chung Jung ^a   Hubbard, Larry D ^d   Armstrong, Jane ^d   Rogers, Gail ^a   Jacques, Paul F ^a   Chylack Jr , Leo T ^b   Hankinson, Susan E ^b,c   Willett, Walter C ^b,c   Taylor, Allen ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Aging; Carbohydrate; Drusen; Epidemiology; Food frequency questionnaire; Glycation; Glycemic index; Maculopathy; Nutrition; Pigment abnormalities; Retina; Risk factor; Vision

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; AGING; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUSEN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; BOSTON; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINAL DRUSEN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646682618     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.4.880     Document Type: Article

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