e-SPEN, The European e-Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages e277-e280 , December 2010

Effect of meal frequency on glucose and insulin excursions over the course of a day

Received 7 July 2010 ,Accepted 5 October 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.eclnm.2010.10.001

e-SPEN, The European e-Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages e277-e280 , December 2010

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