Your Success Stories
Avoiding complications – Marianne ‘About 10 months ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. I had been overweight for most of my life and have been treated with medication for hypertension for 20 years. I searched the Web for a nutritional plan to help me lose weight. As a nurse I …
Books, DVDs, Websites: What’s New?
The Spice and Herb Bible by Ian Hemphill with Kate Hemphill Published by Robert Rose Ian Hemphill wants us all to enjoy the world of spices and herbs. It is the driving force behind this second and now fully illustrated edition of The Spice and Herb Bible. With growing evidence of the role spices like …
Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
Any thoughts on juicing? My husband (he has type 2 diabetes) and I generally have fresh juice in the mornings. We have noticed that his sugar readings are higher than usual and I am wondering if the juice is having an adverse effect. Many websites seem to indicate that diabetics shouldn’t juice because there is …
GI Values Update
The latest GI values from SUGiRS Fiona Atkinson The following fruit juices are a combination of 99% fruit juice with an added dash of vitamins, herbal or botanical extracts. There’s no added sugar. The available carb and GL figures here are based on drinking one small glass (200 ml/7 fl oz) which is equivalent to …
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 22 and 23,000 went to London, England and Sydney, Australia respectively. Your questions answered If you have posted a …
GI News—November 2006
In This Issue: Food For Thought —The lowdown on reducing the GI of your diet GI News Briefs —What’s best for baby? —Eat to beat acne —Acne and hormones Low GI Food of the Month —Fill up not out with low GI lentils Low GI Recipes of the Month —Poached peaches with vanilla yoghurt and …
Food for Thought
The lowdown on reducing the GI of your diet GI critics tend to say that understanding the glycemic index and putting it into practice is too complicated for the average person. It makes you wonder if they’ve ever tried, if they actually know what they are talking about, if they have another agenda, if they …
GI News Briefs
What’s best for baby? Being born big is not better when it comes to babies. We now know from a number of studies that a baby’s birth weight can set the pattern for life, predicting long-term risk of obesity and chronic disease. A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that …
Low GI Food of the Month
Fill up not out with low GI lentils If you have diabetes, lentils are one food you should learn to love – you can eat them until the cows come home. In fact, our dietitians report that no matter how much of them you eat, they have only a small effect on your blood glucose …
Low GI Recipes of the Month
The recipes this month come from The Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook. The book is available in Australia now and will be published (the publishers say) in the US and UK in November and December respectively. Poached Peaches with Vanilla Yoghurt and Marinated Raspberries Serves 4 Preparation time 5 minutes; Cooking time 10 minutes; Chilling time …
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