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SEPTEMBER 2025 GI NEWS
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…
HOW DO WE DEFINE ‘QUALITY’ CARBOHYDRATES?
You may have heard that the retired United States FDA Commissioner Dr David Kessler has sought to define some carbohydrate ingredients as unsafe unless proven otherwise. On his hit list are the following: processed starches, starch conversion products and refined flour and starches that are utilized in food extrusion technology. Examples include maltodextrins, chemically and…
CAN A WHOLE‑FOOD, PLANT‑BASED DIET PLUS EXERCISE INDUCE DIABETES REMISSION?
Interest is increasing in dietary and lifestyle interventions to achieve type 2 diabetes remission. In a recently published paper, researchers from Loma Linda University in the US conducted a randomised control trial comparing a whole food plant-based diet combined with moderate exercise, with standard medical care, in individuals living with type 2 diabetes in the…
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RESUSCITATING FLAGGING PANCREATIC BETA-CELLS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES PREVENTION AND REMISSION
Resuscitating flagging pancreatic beta-cells is looking promising for preventing, managing, and potentially putting type 2 diabetes into remission. Recent research shows that beta-cells are not irreversibly lost in early type 2 diabetes and that they can recover their function if metabolic stress is removed. The pancreas The pancreas is a small organ located behind the…
FAT LOSS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES PREVENTION AND REMISSION
As many people are aware, the available evidence suggests that being overweight or obese accounts for up to 90% of the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is of course due to excess body fat – not excess muscle or bone. Therefore, perhaps unsurprisingly, not everyone with type 2 diabetes is overweight or obese…
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LOW GLYCEMIC LOAD FOODS
As discussed in this month’s editions of GI News, it is possible to resuscitate flagging pancreatic beta-cells by losing between 5 – 15% of initial body weight. Low GI and glycemic load (GL) diets are also associated with a significant reduction in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, likely due to their ability…
LET’S TALK STRAWBERRIES
Let’s play a word association game. I say “strawberry”—now you say… Is it “and cream”? Or perhaps “shortcake”? Maybe “jam,” “love,” or even “Wimbledon”? Strawberries and cream have been served to spectators at the Wimbledon tennis tournament since 1877. I’ll wager all your associations are positive and even delightful. The hit song Strawberry Fields Forever…
THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
CHIPOTLE AND LIME SWEETCORN COBS 0:10 Prep • 00:15 cook • 4 Servings • Side• Everyday INGREDIENTS 1 long green chilli, deseeded, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 tablespoon olive oil spray oil 4 corn cobs, husks and silks…