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GI NEWS – MAY 2023
GI News is published online by the University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Charles Perkins Centre, and delivered to the mailboxes of our ~100,000 subscribers. Our goal is to help people choose the high-quality carbs that are digested at a rate that our bodies can comfortably accommodate and to share…
GI, SATURATED FAT AND YOUR LIVER
Do you know if you have a fatty liver? If that’s a yes, what can be done to treat it? Thirty years ago, a vivacious redhead by the name of Dr Sandra Cabot wrote a wildly popular book called The Liver Cleansing Diet. I, like many others thought it was all a bit crazy. Mind…
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD for short, is becoming increasingly common, estimated to affect nearly one-third of adults in Western countries like Australia. It is caused by the accumulation of excess fat in the liver, which can lead to inflammation and scarring, and eventually, liver damage. There is no single treatment for a fatty…
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REMISSION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES REQUIRES DECREASE IN LIVER FAT
As regular readers of GI News will be aware, many people with type 2 diabetes are able to put the condition in to remission if they lose at least 10% of their initial body weight within 6 years of diagnosis of the condition. However, where the weight loss comes from is vitally important – people…
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FRUCTOSE AND THE LIVER
In recent decades, sugars have played the role of dietary demon, with fructose being singled out as the worst of them all, being described as toxic, poison, etc…by a variety of popular anti-sugar activists, who suggest it is responsible for rising rates of obesity around the globe, amongst other things. One of the reasons that…
FRUIT SUGAR
“Sugar” is an umbrella term describing monosaccharides, disaccharides and polyols. They are the simplest/smallest kind of carbohydrates. The three most commonly consumed sugars are glucose, galactose and fructose. Did you know, fructose is a natural sugar found in fruit, vegetables, and honey, and is the sweetest of all carbohydrates! In this months’ shoppers guide, we…
PEARS
Pears are nice to eat, and the word ‘pear’ is nice to say, don’t you think? Pears fit neatly in your hand and they have a very maternal shape, triggering all sorts of primal emotions of comfort and safety. Although apples have assumed iconic status within the world of fruit, pears closely follow being…
THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
APPLE OATS 0:10 Prep • 0:05 Cook • 1 Serving • Main Meal • Every day INGREDIENTS ½ cup traditional rolled oats 2/3 cup milk ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon pecans, coarsely chopped pinch ground cinnamon ½ Pink Lady apple, cored, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon reduced-fat Greek-style yoghurt 6 fresh raspberries METHOD…