Equivalent glycemic load (EGL): A method for quantifying the glycemic responses elicited by low carbohydrate foods

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wolever, Thomas M S ^a   Gibbs, Alison L ^b   Spolar, Matt ^c   Hitchner, Elinor V ^c,d   Heimowitz, Colette ^c  

^a Glycemic Index Laboratories Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Atkins Nutritionals Inc   (United States)

^d Cadbury Schweppes Science and Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BREAD; CALCULATION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33748679136     PISSN: 17437075     EISSN: 17437075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-3-33     Document Type: Article

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