Association between carbohydrate quality and inflammatory markers: Systematic review of observational and interventional studies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 813-833

  Buyken, Anette E ^a   Goletzke, Janina ^a   Joslowski, Gesa ^a   Felbick, Anna ^a   Cheng, Guo ^b   Herder, Christian ^c   Brand Miller, Jennie C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GRAIN; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEREALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD HANDLING; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-6; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84896989611     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.074252     Document Type: Review

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