Glycemic index and glycemic load are not associated with brain lesions in the elderly

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-120

  Trone, R J ^a,b   Weaver, K G ^a,b   Steffens, D C ^b   Payne, Martha E ^b  

^a CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain; Glycemic index; Glycemic load; Human

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 61849125867     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0017-x     Document Type: Article

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