Amount of sugar in Australian breakfast cereals is not associated with energy density or glycaemic index: Results of a systematic survey

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-240

  Shrapnel, Bill ^a  

^a Shrapnel Nutrition Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breakfast cereals; Energy density; Glycaemic index; Sugar; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885163992     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12014     Document Type: Article

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