… The long-term impact of carbohydrate quality on abdominal weight gain is not fully … of a
carbohydrate quality index (CQI; defined by four criteria: dietary fiber, glycemic index, whole grain-…

… Means (SE) of 4-year change in waist circumference (cm) by quartiles … carbohydrate and
dietary fiber and by different food sources of fiber in 3101 participants of the Framingham Cohort …

… between carbohydrate intake and dietary glycemic index and … compared to those who
consumed a lower dietary GI diet - as … between dietary GI and waist circumference, yet both dietary …

… of central adiposity [ie, waist circumference (WC)], blood lipid … Guidelines Adherence Index;
however, this did not alter … kg/m 2 compared with ≤25 kg/m 2 ), total carbohydrate intake, and …

… such as body weight or body mass index (BMI); this is also … cohorts [29, 30]. The
discrepancy between the findings across longitudinal studies might be attributed to differences …

… 1) abdominal adiposity as defined by a waist circumference of >… between carbohydrate
nutrition and HOMA-IR, we compared … of carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fiber source, glycemic index …

… significant differences in the intake of total carbohydrates were … between CQI and changes
in waist circumference, and none … -aged to older cohort from the Framingham Offspring Study. …

… has been evaluated cross-sectionally, but not longitudinally … of dietary carbohydrates and
their major food sources among … and BMI because of potential differences in eating patterns …

… of triglycerides and glucose index and waist circumference. … longitudinal changes in CQI
and changes in risk factors differs depending on the intervention arm of the trial (CG compared …

… of carbohydrates and few prospective studies have compared … alternate indices of carbohydrate
quality in relation to changes … mean 4-year change in waist circumference (cm) in 3101 …