Weighing in on whole grains: A review of evidence linking whole grains to body weight

Cereal Foods World

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-27

  McKeown, Nicola M ^a   Hruby, Adela ^a   Saltzman, Edward ^b   Choumenkovitch, Silvina Furlong ^a   Jacques, Paul F ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865515118     PISSN: 01466283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CFW-57-1-0020     Document Type: Review

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