GI News—April 2008
10 tips to reduce the GI of your diet Nicole Senior looks at fibre, colon cleansing and being ‘healthy on the inside’ Less sleep more fat says Prof. Trim Want healthy bones? Have a bowl of miso Grandma was right, you are what you eat. Read all about it in Food for Thought. A new …
News Briefs
Low GI diet reduces metabolic risk factors Heart disease and type 2 diabetes don’t just happen. The signs may be silent, but the metabolic risk factors such as low levels of good HDL cholesterol, insulin resistance and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood will be there. An article in the March issue of American …
Food of the Month
Healthy bones and a bowl of miso Hot on the heels of last month’s ‘legumes linked to lower diabetes risk’ story, comes news that boosting your intake of fermented soybeans (like miso) can help with insulin resistance and lead to improvements in bone health. In a study published in Geriatrics and Gerontology International (vol. 8, …
Low GI Recipes of the Month
Our chef Kate Hemphill develops deliciously simple recipes for GI News that showcase seasonal ingredients and make it easy for you to cook healthy, low GI meals and snacks. For more of Kate’s fabulous fare, check out: www.lovetocook.co.uk. For now, prepare and share good food with family and friends. Miso, Shitake and Soy Bean Soup …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Colon cleansing promotes a healthy bowel. Nicole Senior Fact: While the idea of sticking a tube up your bottom and flushing your bowel with loads of warm water might make you squirm, alternative practitioners of colonic irrigation say it has a variety of benefits such as removing toxins, restoring healthy bowel function, and even …
Dr David’s Tips for Raising Healthy Kids
The dreaded V word Sooner or later there comes a moment that all doctors working with overweight kids dread. We pause, take a breath and utter the ‘V’ word. Vegetables. Suddenly the mother trembles, the father dives for cover and the kid erupts with some version of ‘Eewwwwwww! Yuck.’ Of course there’s nothing in a …
Move It & Lose It with Prof Trim
Less sleep, more fat This month’s story sounds a bit like a contradiction of the ‘move it and lose it’ terms. But lack of sleep causes more problems than just feeling tired the next day. Although the connection has been suspected for some time, several studies have now shown a connection between lack of sleep …
Your Questions Answered
This month GI News welcomes back dietitian and nutritionist Catherine Saxelby to answer your questions about healthy living, food and nutrition. The fundraising chocolate bar makes my blood boil! Do you have any suggestions for alternatives that parents like me will be happier selling to our friends? Fundraising chocolate isn’t the Win/Win situation the chocolate …
Your Success Stories
‘Eating low GI is saving my life’ – Bev The threat of type 2 diabetes loomed large in my life. I had undiagnosed gestational diabetes with my first child and was able to control it through healthy food choices during my second pregnancy. Although significantly overweight, I was always interested in nutrition. Then last year …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Lowering the GI of your diet starts in the supermarket We now know that lowering the average GI of your daily diet to around 45 is one of the keys to good health. Computer modelling has shown that whenever possible, choosing carbohydrate foods or beverages with the lowest GI within a specific category, is the …
