Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load and breast cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-355

  Romieu, Isabelle ^a   Ferrari, Pietro ^a   Rinaldi, Sabina ^a   Slimani, Nadia ^a   Jenab, Mazda ^a   Olsen, Anja ^b   Tjonneland, Anne ^b   Overvad, Kim ^c,d   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^e   Lajous, Martin ^e,f   Kaaks, Rudolf ^g   Teucher, Birgit ^g   Boeing, Heiner ^h   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^i,j   Naska, Androniki ^i,j   Vasilopoulo, Effie ⁱ   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^k,l   Tumino, Rosario ^m   Masala, Giovanna ⁿ   Sieri, Sabina ^o   Panico, Salvatore ^p   Bueno de Mesquita, H Bas ^q,r   Van der A, Daphne ^q   Van Gils, Carla H ^r   Peeters, Petra H M ^r,s   Lund, Eiliv ^t   Skeie, Guri ^t   Asli, Lene Angell ^t   Rodriguez, Laudina ^u   Navarro, Carmen ^v,z   Amiano, Pilar ^w,z   Sanchez, Maria José ^x,z   Barricarte, Aurelio ^y,z   Buckland, Genevieve ^aa   Sonestedt, Emily ^ab   Wirfält, Elisabet ^ab   Hallmans, Göran ^ac   Johansson, Ingegerd ^ac   Key, Timothy J ^ad   Allen, Naomi E ^ad   Khaw, Kay Tee ^ae   Wareham, Nicholas J ^af   Norat, Teresa ^s   Riboli, Elio ^s   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^e   more..

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^g GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^h GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^j HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^k Center for Cancer Prevention CPO Piemonte   (Italy)

^l Human Genetics Foundation   (Italy)

^m Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit   (Italy)

ⁿ CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^o NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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

^r UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^s IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^t UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^u Health and Health Care Services Council   (Spain)

^v Murcia Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^w BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^x ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^y INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^z CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^aa CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^ab LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ac UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^ae UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^af ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864353220     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.026724     Document Type: Article

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