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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
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Affiliation:
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E2, Canada
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Nutrition Discussion Forum
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 88 , Issue 2 , August 2002 , pp. 211 - 212
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