Lowering dietary glycemic load for weight control and cardiovascular health: A matter of quality

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1438-1439

  Liu, Simin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NEUROHORMONE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; WEIGHT CONTROL;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33746395588     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.14.1438     Document Type: Editorial

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