Dietary complex carbohydrates and low glycemic index/load decrease levels of specific metabolic syndrome/cardiovascular disease risk factors

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-96

  Gastrich, Mary Downes ^a   Lasser, Norman L ^b   Wien, Michelle ^c   Bachmann, Gloria ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Dietary carbohydrates; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; FRUCTOSE INTAKE; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOW FAT DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 39749102870     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TIN.0000312083.76447.8d     Document Type: Review

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