Should glycemic index and glycemic load be considered in dietary recommendations?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 569-590

  Hare Bruun, Helle ^a   Nielsen, Birgit M ^a   Grau, Katrine ^a   Oxlund, Anne L ^a   Heitmann, Berit L ^a  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Carbohydrates; Heart disease; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 52649172629     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2008.00108.x     Document Type: Review

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