Methodological challenges in the application of the glycemic index in epidemiological studies using data from the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 568-575

  Van Bakel, Marit M E ^a   Slimani, Nadia ^a   Feskens, Edith J M ^b   Du, Huaidong ^c,d   Beulens, Joline W J ^e   Van Der Schouw, Yvonne T ^e   Brighenti, Furio ^f   Halkjaer, Jytte ^g   Cust, Anne E ^a   Ferrari, Pietro ^a   Brand Miller, Jennie ^h   Bueno de Mesquita, H Bas ^d   Peeters, Petra ^d   Ardanaz, Eva ⁱ   Dorronsoro, Miren ^j   Crowe, Francesca L ^k   Bingham, Sheila ^l   Rohrmann, Sabine ^m   Boeing, Heiner ⁿ   Johansson, Ingegerd ^o   Manjer, Jonas ^p   Tjonneland, Anne ^d   Overvad, Kim ^q   Lund, Eiliv ^r   Skeie, Guri ^r   Mattiello, Amalia ^s   Salvini, Simonetta ^t   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^u   Kaaks, Rudolf ^m   more..

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^g INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

ⁱ INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^j Basque Government   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^l MRC Centre for Nutritional Epidemiology in Cancer Prevention and Survival   (United Kingdom)

^m GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

ⁿ GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^o UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^p LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^q AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^r UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^s UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^t ISPO Cancer Prevention and Research Institute   (Italy)

^u INSERM   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; STARCH; SUGAR;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME;

EID: 62749189916     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.097121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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