LOWERING THE GL WITH SMARTER CARB CHOICES
When first diagnosed with diabetes, my clients often tell me that they’ve changed to using Basmati rice, new potatoes, and sourdough bread as lower GI options. This is the first step towards better glucose control, but the next step is to consider the serving size, even of these lower GI choices. This is because the …
WATERMELON
I took great delight in singing a song about watermelons to my son when he was a toddler. And I have great memories from my own childhood of eating watermelon outside on the grass on hot summer days. Looking back, I’m sure this alfresco eating approach was a mess-minimisation measure from my mum, but it …
THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
ROASTED TOMATO, QUINOA AND CRISPY CHICKPEA SALAD WITH CREAMY CASHEW DRESSING 0:50 Prep • 6 Serves • Main • Every day INGREDIENTS 500g cherry tomatoes, halved 5 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon roughly chopped fresh thyme freshly ground black pepper fine sea salt 2 x 400g cans chickpeas in spring water, drained and rinsed 2 …
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THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
BERRY BIRCHER OATS 0:05 Prep • 4 Serves • Breakfast • Every day INGREDIENTS Overnight oats 1 ½ Cups rolled oats 1 ½ Cups skim/skim milk 1 ½ Cups reduced-fat, Greek yoghurt 1 large grated apple (skin on) 80 mL apple juice Berry mix 2 tablespoon mixed seeds, 2 tablespoon chopped almonds 2 Cup fresh …
GI News – May 2021
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 98,000 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 IMPORTANT IS OUR MICROBIOME?
We know the average human being has about 20,000 genes sitting on 23 pairs of chromosomes. They make us into the unique individuals that we are. Surprisingly, however, we also have many freeloaders – various bacteria, fungi and viruses – within our body that contain about 100 times more genes – at least 2,000,000 and …
PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS MAY BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY
Diabetic nephropathy, or diabetic kidney disease, is a serious kidney-related complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It is estimated that globally, around 25% of people with diabetes eventually develop the condition. It is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease, which leads to the requirement for …
THE MICROBIOME AND RISK OF DIABETES
There is increasing interest in the role that the microbiome may play in our health. One area that is the subject of much recent research is the impact of our gut bacteria on glucose metabolism and risk of type 2 diabetes. Many studies have shown differences in the gut microbiome between people with and without …
MICROBIOME LINGO: PREBIOTICS, PROBIOTICS AND SYNBIOTICS
Our microbiome is a collection of around 100 trillion bacteria (mostly), fungi and viruses that live both on the surface of our body’s and inside our gastrointestinal tract – from mouth to anus. A typical adult’s microbiome weighs around 1 kilogram, equivalent to some of our essential organs. Believe it or not, there are about …
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