Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of cancer: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 462-472

  George, Stephanie Materese ^a,b   Mayne, Susan T ^a   Leitzmann, Michael F ^c   Park, Yikyung ^b   Schatzkin, Arthur ^b   Flood, Andrew ^d   Hollenbeck, Albert ^e   Subar, Amy F ^b,f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e AARP   (United States)

^f EPN 4005 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Glycemic index; Neoplasms; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60149102248     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn347     Document Type: Article

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