Carbohydrate nutrition, glycemic index, and the 10-y incidence of cataract

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1502-1508

  Tan, Jennifer ^a   Jie, Jin Wang ^a   Flood, Victoria ^a   Kaushik, Shweta ^a   Barclay, Alan ^a   Brand Miller, Jennie ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Blue Mountains Eye Study; Carbohydrate; Cataract; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Glycation; Glycemic index; Glycemic load; Humans; Incidence; Lens; Nutrition; Population; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 36249003482     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1502     Document Type: Article

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