Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 195-201 , March 2010

Effects of a low glycemic load diet versus a low-fat diet in subjects with and without the metabolic syndrome

  • T.O. Klemsdal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Cardiology, Center for Preventive Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, N-0407 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 22 11 94 56; fax: +47 22 11 99 75.
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  • I. Holme

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Cardiology, Center for Preventive Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, N-0407 Oslo, Norway
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  • H. Nerland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Cardiology, Center for Preventive Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, N-0407 Oslo, Norway
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  • T.R. Pedersen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Cardiology, Center for Preventive Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, N-0407 Oslo, Norway
    • University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo Norway
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  • S. Tonstad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Cardiology, Center for Preventive Medicine, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Kirkeveien 166, N-0407 Oslo, Norway

Received 15 November 2008 ,Revised 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 13 March 2009.

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☆ This study was supported by a grant from the Norwegian National Research Council.ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00230919.

PII: S0939-4753(09)00070-2

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.03.010

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 195-201 , March 2010

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