GI News – July 2005
Welcome to the First Issue of GI News Each month GI News will bring you up to date on the latest glycemic index research from around the world. Add this site to your favourites and check it at the beginning of the month for our regular features including: Food for Thought GI News Briefs GI …
In This Issue
Food for Thought GI News Briefs Reducing the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome They Ate Plenty of Satisfying Foods and Lost Weight The Type of Carb Can Tip the Scales This for That GI Values Updates Dried Dates Potatoes Low GI Food of the Month—Quinoa Low GI Recipe of the Month—French Toast with Berry Compote New …
Food For Thought
‘We urgently need nutrition messages that fire the imagination and encourage even unmotivated people to adopt effective dietary strategies that reduce the risk of chronic disease,’ writes Prof. Jennie Brand-Miller in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2005; 81: 949–50).’ She points out that during the past two decades when low-fat diets and plenty of …
GI News Briefs
Reducing the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome The scientific benefits of eating low GI foods as part of a balanced diet are becoming increasingly clear according to Dr Gary Frost, head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust. Hammersmith researchers found that eating just one extra low GI item per meal …
GI Values Update
Update on Dried Dates It would appear that the GI value of dried dates could vary significantly depending on the variety (and there are approximately 600 varieties). When dried dates were first tested their GI value was 103. This high value was puzzling and was rechecked a number of times. It may be that the …
Low GI Food of the Month
QUINOA GI 51 Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is a small, round, quick-cooking grain somewhat similar in colour to sesame seeds. It’s a nutritional powerpack—an excellent source of low GI carbs, fibre and protein, and rich in B vitamins and minerals including iron, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc. You can also buy quinoa flakes and quinoa flour, but …
Low GI Recipe of the Month
French Toast with Berry Compote Serves 4 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10–15 minutes Photo: Ian Hofstetter, The Low GI Diet Cookbook Enjoy this berry compote from The Low GI Diet Cookbook using your favourite mix of fresh or frozen berries—strawberries, blackberries, blueberries or boysenberries. Berries don’t ripen once they’re picked, so choose carefully …
New Books
Low GI Eating Made Easy Want to eat a healthy, low GI diet but don’t know how to select the right foods? This handy guide takes the hard work out of shopping, listing the GI for more than 100 foods and highlighting low GI alternatives, so you can make the right choices. Three million people …
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