Health effects of low-carbohydrate diets: Where should new research go?

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 271-278

  Wylie Rosett, Judith ^a   Aebersold, Karin ^a   Conlon, Beth ^a   Isasi, Carmen R ^a   Ostrovsky, Natania W ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Available carbohydrate; Diabetes; Diet; Eating patterns; Genetic variability; Gut hormones; Health effects; Insulin resistance; Low carbohydrate; Nutrition; Nutrition guidelines; Paleolithic diet; Research

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET;

EID: 84878625142     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-012-0357-5     Document Type: Article

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