The glycemic index: Reports of its demise have been exaggerated

Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1327-1328

  Ludwig, David S ^a,b   Astrup, Arne ^c   Willett, Walter C ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROCESSING; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GRAIN; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 84933179356     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21125     Document Type: Review

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