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Low carbohydrate does not mean low glycaemic index!*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Thomas M. S. Wolever
Affiliation:
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E2, Canada
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Abstract

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Nutrition Discussion Forum
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2002

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