A higher ratio of beans to white rice is associated with lower cardiometabolic risk factors in Costa Rican adults
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- 1 September 2011
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 94 (3) , 869-872
Abstract
Background: A high intake of white rice is associated with the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Costa Ricans follow a staple dietary pattern tKeywords
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