Nutritional considerations for older adults with type 2 diabetes

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 363-380

  Josse, Andrea R ^a   Panahi, Shirin ^a   Esfahani, Amin ^a   Leiter, Lawrence A ^b   Jenkins, David J A ^b   Kendall, Cyril W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Older adults; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DIABETIC DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149457246     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360802265905     Document Type: Article

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