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‘I am so pleased with the results of a low GI diet I want to share my experience’ – Robert You may think I am being premature in writing like this but I am writing to say thank you for the existence of the low GI diet and all the researchers and others who have …
Books, DVDs, Websites: What’s New?
US and ANZ editions of The Shopper’s Guide to GI Values 2007 now available Prof. Jennie Brand-Miller and Kaye Foster-Powell with Fiona Atkinson Check out the latest GI values for your favourite foods in this annual handy pocket guide. Includes: The GI values for hundreds of foods The values listed in A-Z tables by food …
Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
Is there any way I can change a bad carb like potatoes into a good carb? Or mellow a bad carb’s effects? We tend not to talk good carbs bad carbs. We think it is more a question of balance. While you’ll benefit from eating healthy low GI carbs at each meal or for snacks, …
GI Values Update
Many of the products in GI Values Update are not available in the USA. Why’s that? The answer is pretty simple. Very few US companies are GI testing their products, and those that are don’t always release the results for publication. Where do the values we publish in GI News come from? We publish the …
Making the Most of GI News
Your questions answered If you have posted a question in our newsletter, be assured that the GI Group will answer this as soon as possible. We welcome your views about our articles and other reader’s suggestions. Please POST your comments and questions on the site. Want to search past issues of GI News? Want to …
GI News—October 2006
In This Issue: Food for Thought —Something to chew on GI News Briefs —What women athletes need —More low fat dairy food, less type 2 diabetes —High blood glucose increases coronary artery disease risk —Giving children a healthy life —Why a low GI diet can help women with PCOS Low GI Food of the Month …
Food for Thought
Something to chew on Periodontitis is a leading cause of tooth loss in adults – around 30% have it. It’s a serious infection that destroys the soft bone and tissue that support your teeth but it is both treatable and preventable. It’s long been known that daily brushing and flossing and regular professional cleaning can …
GI News Briefs
What women athletes need Whether you are a serious endurance athlete or exercising seriously to lose body fat, the results of a study from researchers at Nottingham and Loughborough Universities show that being choosy about your carbs before training or events can help maximise fat oxidation (burning). In a study involving 8 healthy, active, young …
Low GI Food of the Month
Green Peas I eat my peas with honey I’ve done it all my life’ It makes the peas taste funny But it keeps ’em on the knife. – Anon There’s nothing like the aroma of shelling and eating fresh, green peas (GI 48) straight from the pod. Today, most of us buy them in frozen …
Low GI Recipe of the Month
Gluten-free Apricot Nut Slice ‘Gluten-free recipes I can do. Recipes for people with diabetes I can do,’ said dietitian/home economist Diane Temple, ‘but together it’s a pretty tough challenge.’ And after lots of testing, here’s Diane’s delicious gluten-free slice that’s ideal for school lunch boxes. It is easy and quick to make, contains good fats …
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