Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and cancer risk: results from the EPIC-Italy study
Abstract Factors linked to glucose metabolism are involved in the etiology of several cancers. High glycemic index (GI) or high glycemic load (GL) diets, which chronically raise postprandial blood glucose, may increase cancer risk by affecting insulin-like growth factor. We prospectively investigate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-08-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-09498-2 |