Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33 , January 2004

A Pilot Study to Determine the Feasibility of the Low Glycemic Index Diet as a Treatment for Overweight Children in Primary Care Practice

  • Paul C. Young, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Young and Ortiz), University of Utah School of Medicine, and Department of Foods and Nutrition (Ms West and Dr Carlson), University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul C. Young, MD, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Utah School of Medicine, 50 North Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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  • Shala A. West, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Young and Ortiz), University of Utah School of Medicine, and Department of Foods and Nutrition (Ms West and Dr Carlson), University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Karen Ortiz, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Young and Ortiz), University of Utah School of Medicine, and Department of Foods and Nutrition (Ms West and Dr Carlson), University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Joseph Carlson, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Young and Ortiz), University of Utah School of Medicine, and Department of Foods and Nutrition (Ms West and Dr Carlson), University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah

Received 7 August 2003 ,Accepted 12 October 2003.

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 Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle, Wash, May 3, 2003.

PII: S1530-1567(05)60265-1

doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)004<0028:APSTDT>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33 , January 2004

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