Open AccessChanges in intake of protein foods, carbohydrate amount and quality, and long-term weight change: results from 3 prospective cohorts
Author(s) -
Jessica Smith,
Tao Hou,
David S. Ludwig,
Eric B. Rimm,
Walter C. Willett,
Frank B. Hu,
Dariush Mozaffarian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.114.100867
Subject(s) - food science , term (time) , carbohydrate , prospective cohort study , quality (philosophy) , chemistry , zoology , medicine , biochemistry , biology , quantum mechanics , epistemology , physics , philosophy
Dietary guidelines recommend interchanging protein foods (e.g., chicken for red meat), but they may be exchanged for carbohydrate-rich foods varying in quality [glycemic load (GL)]. Whether such exchanges occur and how they influence long-term weight gain are not established.
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