Perceived barriers to application of glycaemic index: Valid concerns or lost in translation?

Nutrients

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-340

  Grant, Shannan M ^a   Wolever, Thomas M S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barrier(s); Clinician; Detitian; Education; Glycaemic index; Knowledge translation

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIET THERAPY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DIETITIAN ATTITUDE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PREFERENCE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; REVIEW;

EID: 79953701372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu3030330     Document Type: Review

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