Dietary glycemic index, dietary glycemic load, and cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older Swedish men

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1521-1526

  Levitan, Emily B ^a   Mittleman, Murray A ^a   Håkansson, Niclas ^b   Wolk, Alicja ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Glycemic index; Glycemic load; Myocardial infarction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HEART INFARCTION; HEMORRHAGIC STROKE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE;

EID: 34249992043     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.6.1521     Document Type: Article

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