Publications by authors named "Larissa Angelo Pinheiro"
[Relationship between dietary glycemic index and glycemic load and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in elderly].
Larissa Angelo Pinheiro Helena Alves de Carvalho Sampaio Antônio Augusto Ferreira Carioca Clarissa Lima de Melo Portela Maria Olganê Dantas Sabry
Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam
September 2013
Objective: To investigate if there is an association between glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of the diet and the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the elderly.
Methods: Retrospective study, composed of 229 patients seen at the Outpatient Clinic of Arterial Hyperten- sion in a public hospital, 103 carriers and 126 noncarriers of NAFLD. Food intake was analyzed to GI and GL.