Discriminating between carbohydrate-rich foods: A model based on nutrient density and glycaemic index

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-158

  Shrapnel, Bill ^a   Noakes, Manny ^b  

^a Shrapnel Nutrition Consulting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate quality; Glycaemic index; Model; Nutrient density

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861954781     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2012.01590.x     Document Type: Article

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