Dietitians' use of the glycemic index/glycemic load as a counseling tool for overweight children

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 300-311

  Mendes, Kerry ^a   Iselin, Jessica ^a   Edelstein, Sari ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycemic index; Glycemic load; LNs; Overweight children; RDs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846278355     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008486-200610000-00007     Document Type: Article

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