Glycemic index, glycemic load, and metabolic syndrome in Mexican adolescents: a cross-sectional study from the NHNS-2012

Glycemic index, glycemic load, and metabolic syndrome in Mexican adolescents: a cross-sectional study from the NHNS-2012

Abstract Background The role of dietary glycemic index (GI) and dietary glycemic load (GL) on metabolic syndrome (MetS) in youth populations remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association among dietary GI, dietary GL, and MetS and its components in Mexican adolescents....

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Main Authors: Itandehui Castro-Quezada, Salomón Angulo-Estrada, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, María Dolores Ruiz-López, Reyes Artacho, Lluís Serra-Majem, Teresa Shamah-Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
Subjects:
Glycemic index
Glycemic load
Metabolic syndrome
Adolescent
Mexico
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40795-017-0162-2

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