Glycemic index and glycemic load in relation to changes in body weight, body fat distribution, and body composition in adult Danes

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 871-879

  Hare Bruun, Helle ^a,b   Flint, Anne ^c   Heitmann, Berit L ^a,b  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adults; Carbohydrate; Diet; Glycemic index; Glycemic load; Obesity; Prospective cohort study; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; ADULT; AGED; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33750633834     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.4.871     Document Type: Article

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