Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and the risk of breast cancer in an Italian prospective cohort study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1160-1166

  Sieri, Sabina ^a   Pala, Valeria ^a   Brighenti, Furio ^a,b   Pellegrini, Nicoletta ^b   Muti, Paola ^c   Micheli, Andrea ^a   Evangelista, Alberto ^a   Grioni, Sara ^a   Contiero, Paolo ^a   Berrino, Franco ^a,b   Krogh, Vittorio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer risk; Glycemic index; Glycemic load; Women

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 35148812542     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.4.1160     Document Type: Article

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