Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 170680, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/170680
Research Article

Dietary Glycemic Index, Dietary Glycemic Load, Blood Lipids, and Coronary Heart Disease

Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez,1 Gerardo Huitrón-Bravo,2 Juan O. Talavera,1,2 Susana Castañón,2 Katia Gallegos-Carrillo,3 Yvonne Flores,3 and Jorge Salmerón3

1Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 50130 Toluca Estado de México, Mexico
2Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Especialidades CMN SXXI, 06720 México, Mexico
3Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 65450 Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico

Received 16 July 2009; Revised 28 October 2009; Accepted 15 December 2009

Academic Editor: Peter Clifton

Copyright © 2010 Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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