Busting Food Myths
Carbs and protein shouldn’t be eaten together Popular nutritional myths exist about food combining – the theory that certain foods should not be eaten together, especially carbohydrates such as bread, potato and grains with proteins such as meat or fish. The theory also suggests that fruit should not be combined with anything. ‘There is no …
Your Success Stories
‘Tomorrow I am running a half marathon and the glycemic index helped get me there!’ – Tricia ‘I was so sad when I read the August newsletter and read how unreceptive the diabetic association was to the glycemic index. I am a firm believer in the GI because it has changed my life. I am …
Move It & Lose It with Professor Trim
Fighting colds with exercise Dr Garry Egger aka Prof Trim If you have diabetes and are more prone to colds and flu, here’s another way to protect yourself during cold and flu season. Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle (American Journal of Medicine, October 2006) found post-menopausal women who work out regularly …
Books, DVDs, Websites: What’s New?
Lighten Up: A healthy new way to cook Jill Dupleix This is not a diet book. As former Times cookery editor, food writer and author of 14 cookbooks Jill Dupleix says in her introduction, it’s for ‘people who love their food but want to be healthy. It’s a way of moving your kitchen, your cooking …
Dr David’s Tips for Raising Healthy Kids
TV ground rules Of the many factors that contribute to excessive weight gain in kids, TV may be the most influential. It certainly takes time away from active pursuits from playing sports to simply playing. But it also contributes through the mouth. A recent report from Australia published in Health Promotion International (31 August 2007) …
Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
What’s the GI of … Pappadums (Indian crisp bread) A number of Indian breads (chapattis) have been GI tested, but not pappadums. They are traditionally made with a lentil and rice flour combo and then fried but you can microwave them (brush them with oil first). A single large Patak’s pappadum (15 cm/6 in diameter) …
GI Values Update
The latest values from SUGiRS New moderate GI value for broad beans GI 63; serving size 80 g, available carbohydrate 5 g; GL 3 When broad beans were tested in 1981 in Canada in the early days of GI testing, their GI was 79, but only six people were included in the study and the …
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GI News—September 2007
This month we welcome Dr David Ludwig to GI News with ‘Food for Thought’ and a regular spot on raising healthy (and healthy weight) kids. David is Director of the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) program at Children’s Hospital Boston and he shares the program’s practical and clinically proven advice in his new book, Ending …
Food for Thought
Guiding your child to a healthy weight in a fast food/fake food world Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight has never been harder with an environment that undermines our every move – the seductive food commercials on television, radio, billboards, buses, magazines and at the cinema; plus the super-accessible, affordable fast foods and junk foods …
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