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Lower diet glycaemic index in African than South Asian men in Trinidad and Tobago

Thomas M.S. Wolever Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Renée L.C. Isaacs Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
&
D. Dan Ramdath Department of Preclinical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Pages 297-303 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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