Dr David’s Tips for Raising Healthy Kids
Children’s livers turning fatty While it’s known being overweight is a big reason for the rising number of children with type 2 diabetes, it’s also increasing the prevalence of another dangerous condition: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This is a silent but dangerous epidemic. Just as type 2 diabetes exploded into our consciousness in the …
Books, DVDs, Websites: What’s New?
Sue Shepherd’s new book: Gluten-free Cooking We decided show was better than tell for Gluten-free Cooking by Sue Shepherd. The recipes aren’t specifically designed to be low GI, but some are. Sue is a dietitian who also has coeliac disease. She is completing her PhD in the dietary management of coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome …
Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
Why is the GI of Frosties (55) lower than Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (77), Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes (72) and Skippy Cornflakes (93)? Many people assume that the higher the sugar content, the higher the GI. But in fact, starch in cornflakes is very rapidly digested and absorbed (it’s been fully ‘gelatinised’ during processing), giving the …
GI Values Update
New values from SUGiRS Sour (tart) cherries Sour cherries may be good for more than just making pie, according to an oral presentation of findings from an animal study conducted by University of Michigan researchers at the Experimental Biology 2007 meeting in Washington, D.C. The researchers report that rats that received powdered tart cherries in …
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GI News—October 2007
This month in ‘Food for Thought’, Prof Mike Archer serves up lean, green and good for your heart fare for farming Australia in a healthier way for people and planet alike: one that won’t suck up scarce water resources for unsustainable monoculture or blow any productivity left in the soil out to sea. Jill Dupleix …
Food for Thought
Kangaroo meat – lean, green, clean and good for your heart ‘Kangaroos are of particular importance to Australia’s conservation and economic future, not only for their biological significance and iconic status, but because of their special value as a source of meat,’ says Prof Mike Archer, Dean of Science at the University of New South …
GI News Briefs
Giving kids diet foods and drinks may fuel obesity Research published in a recent issue of Obesity reports that a young rat can be made to overeat when it’s given low-calorie foods and drinks on a daily basis. It may be a big leap to say the same thing happens in our kids, but lead …
Low GI Food of the Month
Asian greens There are many reasons to tuck into Asian greens. To start with they are crunchy, delicious and nutritious. And if that’s not enough, they are extremely easy to prepare, quick to cook and versatile – simply steam them, add them to stir-fries, soups or even casseroles. They are part of the same cruciferous …
Low GI Recipes of the Month
Our chef Kate Hemphill develops delicious recipes for GI News that showcase seasonal ingredients and make it easy for you to prepare healthy low GI meals and snacks. For more of Kate’s seasonal fare, check out: www.lovetocook.co.uk Kate Hemphill Simple Summer Spaghetti As the seasons change and some of our readers are heading into spring, …
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