Effects of differences in postprandial glycaemia on cognitive functions in healthy middle-aged subjects

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-120

  Nilsson, A ^a   Radeborg, K ^b   Bjorck I ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TEST MEAL; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; ATTENTION; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 58149458855     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602900     Document Type: Article

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