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Incorporating whole grains into the modern Asian Indian diet may reduce the burden of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Practitioners should consider recommending whole grains as substitutes for refined carbohydrates in dietary plans.
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This review focuses on practical recommendations for culturally sensitive carbohydrate modification in a modern Asian Indian diet to reduce type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this population.
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Incorporation of whole, ancient grains into a modern Asian Indian diet to reduce the burden of chronic disease
Anjali A. Dixit et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2011
DOI 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00411.x
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