2003
Premenopausal dietary carbohydrate, glycemic index, glycemic load, and fiber in relation to risk of breast cancer.
Cho E, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Chen WY, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Premenopausal dietary carbohydrate, glycemic index, glycemic load, and fiber in relation to risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 1153-8. PMID: 14652274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBreast cancer riskHealth Study IIGlycemic loadCarbohydrate intakeCancer riskBreast cancerGlycemic indexDietary carbohydrateRelative riskFiber intakeNurses' Health Study IIMultivariate relative riskCorresponding relative risksFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerDietary carbohydrate intakeEarly adult lifeYoung adult womenPremenopausal womenFrequency questionnaireLean womenOverall cohortOverweight womenMass index
1997
Dietary Fiber, Glycemic Load, and Risk of NIDDM in Men
Salmerón J, Ascherio A, Rimm E, Colditz G, Spiegelman D, Jenkins D, Stampfer M, Wing A, Willett W. Dietary Fiber, Glycemic Load, and Risk of NIDDM in Men. Diabetes Care 1997, 20: 545-550. PMID: 9096978, DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.4.545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of NIDDMHigh glycemic loadGlycemic loadCereal fiberRelative riskHigher cereal fiber intakeSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireCereal fiber intakeLarge glycemic responseDietary glycemic indexFood frequency questionnaireIncidence of NIDDMIntake of carbohydratesTotal energy intakeLow glycemic loadYears of ageDietary fiberFrequency questionnaireIncident casesLowest quintileCardiovascular diseaseFamily historyFiber intakeNIDDMPhysical activity