Reproducibility and validity of dietary glycemic index, dietary glycemic load, and total carbohydrate intake in 141 Swedish men

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 548-553

  Levitan, Emily B ^a   Westgren, Camilla W ^c   Liu, Simin ^b   Wolk, Alicja ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Diet record; Dietary glycemic index; Dietary glycemic load; Food frequency questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 33846887833     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.2.548     Document Type: Article

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