GI News—March 2006

In This Issue:

• Food for Thought
  —Johanna Burani article
• GI News Briefs
  —Making the Switch, Making a Difference
  —Risk Assessment
  —Sense and Sensitivity
• GI Values Updates
  —White Bread Matters
  —Sweet Cactus Farms Premium Agave Nectar
• Low GI Food of the Month
  —Soy Milk: A Great Way to Include Soy Protein in Your Diet
• Low GI Recipe of the Month
  —Sourdough French Toast with Peaches
• Success Stories
  —Sanna’s Story: Giving Your Body the Fuel It Is Actually Meant to Run On
  —John’s Story: Managing Diabetes with GI
• GI Profile
  —Prof. Jennie Brand-Miller
• Books, DVDs, Websites: What’s New?
  —The 10-day GI Diet
  —The Low GI Guide to Your Heart and the Metabolic Syndrome
• Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
  —What effect good or bad, can a GI diet have on prostate cancer patients undergoing hormone treatment to limit testosterone?
  —I enjoy brown rice and always assumed it had a lower GI than any kind of white rice, but I see that Basmati’s is lower. Why’s that?
  —Does it matter if you eat carbs after 5pm? Will this affect your fat metabolism?
  —Dispelling Some Myths About Hypoglycemia

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