GI News – January 2018
New Year resolutions often include promises to lose weight. While increasing physical activity is part of the equation, for most people, the burden of weight loss reduction focuses on the “diet”. The problem is, which diet? We take a look at some strategies this month. GI News is published by the University of Sydney, School …
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
DITCH THE DIET – IT IS ONLY MAKING YOU FATTER Dr Nick Fuller, Research Director at Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, recently published Interval Weight Loss: How to Trick Your Body into Losing Weight One Month at a Time (Ebury Press). The goal is to lose a small amount of weight and then …
WHAT’S NEW?
GOOD CARBS CONSENSUS The International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC) released a public statement outlining the scientific consensus on the health benefits of eating wholegrain foods such as brown rice, oats, corn, barley and more in November 2017. Most of the studies the consensus statement was based on were observational as there are very few clinical …
PERSPECTIVES WITH DR ALAN BARCLAY
WHICH WEIGHT LOSS DIET HELPS YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT AND LIVE LONGER? New year’s resolutions often include promises to lose weight. While increasing physical activity is commonly part of the equation, for most people, the burden of weight loss reduction focuses on the “diet”. The problem is, which diet? Around 2,500 new “diet” books are …
KEEPING IT GREEN – EATING FOR BODY AND PLANET
5 MORE SUSTAINABLE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? If you resolved to lose weight, eat healthier and exercise more, you have just joined a very big club as lifestyle improvements are some of the most popular. This year, why don’t you consider environmental sustainability as well as your health? There …
GOOD CARBS FOOD FACTS A TO Z
APPLES We’re apple lovers to our core, smitten at first bite. There’s that sharp “crack!” as you break the crispy skin and then a mouthful of juicy, slightly grainy flesh. Although available year round, new season apples appear in the produce aisles from late summer through autumn. And that’s when they are at their crisp …
IN THE GI NEWS KITCHEN
FROM THE GOOD CARBS COOKBOOK Good Carbs Cookbook by Dr Alan Barclay, Kate McGhie and Philippa Sandall (Murdoch Books, RRP $39.99) Photography by Alan Benson LAMB SHANKS WITH GARDEN PEAS AND MINT Lamb and pearl barley are a natural pairing and 1 large shank is enough for two people generally, though it depends how hungry …
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