Your Success Stories
‘With my family’s support and humour, I control and manage my diabetes well.’ – Muthukrishnan The managers of my workplace insisted that people were their best asset, and to prove their point they provided a health assessment for their staff. I took one in May 1998, and my urine sample turned out sugary. I was …
Books, DVDs, Websites: What’s New?
The Diabetes and Pre-diabetes Handbook Prof Jennie Brand-Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell, Prof Stephen Colagiuri and Alan Barclay In the last decade research has yielded overwhelming evidence that lifestyle changes such as maintaining a healthy eating plan and increasing exercise can make a real difference to your risk of developing diabetes and to the quality of your …
Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
What’s the GI of farro? I understand it is not the same as spelt. Farro (emmer) and spelt are older varieties of wheat that were replaced by higher yielding varieties that are easier to hull. Neither farro nor spelt (grains or flour) have been GI tested. However, we do know the GI of some breads …
GI Values Update
Weight management snacks and powders For more information on Shaklee products: www.shaklee.com Where can I get more information on GI testing? North America Dr Alexandra Jenkins Glycemic Index Laboratories 36 Lombard Street, Suite 100 Toronto, Ontario M5C 2X3 Canada Phone +1 416 861 0506 Email info@gilabs.com Web www.gilabs.com Australia Fiona Atkinson Research Manager, Sydney University …
Making the Most of GI News
Subscribe – it’s free! To subscribe to GI News, simply click on the SUBSCRIBE link in the top right-hand column. Every 1000th subscriber receives a complimentary copy of The Low GI Diet Cookbook. Books for subscribers 27,000 and 28,000 went to Canton, Georgia, USA and Guelph, Ontario, Canada respectively courtesy of the US publisher Marlowe …
GI News—February 2007
In This Issue: Food For Thought —Should you be eating that, it’s full of sugar? —What does 40 grams of added sugar in a healthy diet look like? GI News Briefs —The perils of iron overload —When cloudy is better than clear —Reducing the risk of dementia —Setting GI labelling standards in Australia Low GI …
Food for Thought
Should you be eating that, it’s full of sugar? Feel guilty every time you enjoy something sweet? Do you think having diabetes equals no sugar? Join the club. Not only that, if you have diabetes, you have probably been on the receiving end of an accusing: ‘Should you be eating that, it’s full of sugar?’ …
GI News Briefs
The perils of iron overload It’s well known that a chronic shortage of iron leads to anaemia. Too much iron can cause problems, too. Researchers writing in the January issue of Diabetes Care found that a high iron intake was associated with heart disease in women with diabetes. The researchers followed up 6,161 women from …
Low GI Food of the Month
Fructose Fructose is a sugar that’s abundant in nature – you’ll find it in fruit, berries and honey. It has provided humans with carbohydrate energy for millions of years. As a product today it stands out from the crowd of alternative sweeteners, being sweeter than sugar (it depends on the temperature, the colder the better), …
Low GI Recipes of the Month
Apple and polenta crumble There’s nothing more comforting than apple crumble, yet sadly for those who are gluten intolerant, even one made with oat flakes is unapproachable. Here’s a low GI, gluten free alternative from Food Coach Judy Davie using polenta and while it may not have exactly the same consistency as traditional crumble made …
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