Meta-analysis of the health effects of using the glycaemic index in meal-planning

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-381

  Opperman, A Maretha ^a   Venter, Christina S ^a   Oosthuizen, Welma ^a   Thompson, Rachel L ^b   Vorster, Hester H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fructosamine; Glycaemic index; Glycated haemoglobin; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Total cholesterol; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; CHOLESTEROL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD INTAKE; FRUCTOSAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC REGULATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COOKING; DIET; FAT INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; COOKERY; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 6944254490     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041203     Document Type: Review

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