Nutritional characterization and measurement of dietary carbohydrates

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue , 2007, Pages S19-S39

  Englyst, K N ^a   Liu, S ^b   Englyst, H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Available carbohydrates; Dietary fibre; Free sugars; Glycaemic index; Non starch polysaccharides; Resistant carbohydrates; Resistant starch

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; MALTODEXTRIN; MALTOSE; NONSTARCH POLYSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYOL; POLYSACCHARIDE; RESISTANT SHORT CHAIN CARBOHYDRATE; STARCH; SUCROSE; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FOOD LABELING; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STARCH;

EID: 36148930248     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602937     Document Type: Article

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