GI News—July 2006
In This First Anniversary Issue: Food for Thought —Slow Carb Not Low Carb GI News Briefs —Unite for Diabetes —The Rice Factor —Foretelling Early Insulin Resistance —GI: The Real Meal Deal GI Values Updates —Breakfast Cereals and Beverages Low GI Food of the Month —Do You Have the GI for Fresh Rhubarb Stalks? Low GI …
Food for Thought
Slow Carb Not Low Carb In May, ‘News Brief’ reported on a woman who was hospitalised for life-threatening ketoacidosis after following the Atkins diet. We then listed the reasons why we advocated a low GI diet rather than a low carbohydrate diet. Some of our readers admonished us for our stance. Here are their comments …
GI News Briefs
Unite for Diabetes During the last 20 years, the total number of people worldwide with diabetes has risen from 30 million to 230 million according to the International Diabetes Federation. The number is expected to reach 350 million by 2025. The top five countries with the most diabetes sufferers in 2003 were India 35.5 million, …
GI Values Update
Breakfast Cereals and Beverages The latest GI values from SUGiRS. Breakfast cereal Morning Sun Muesli GI 49 Beverages Ribena blackcurrant fruit syrup (prepared with water according to the instructions) GI 52 Schweppes lemonade GI 54 In publishing the GI values of two sweetened drinks, Kaye Foster-Powell reminds parents that they are definitely not an everyday …
Low GI Food of the Month
Do You Have the GI for Fresh Rhubarb Stalks? No. Despite being popularised by celeb chefs as a great low GI food in their TV shows and books, fresh rhubarb contains so little carbohydrate (less than 2 grams per 100 grams), that it is actually not possible to measure its GI. But if you like …
Low GI Recipe of the Month
Diane Temple’s Sweet Potato and Lentil Bake Diane Temple Freelance home economist and former dietitian Diane Temple created this colourful dish especially for GI News. It is quick to prepare, full of flavour, and an easy way to get some of the five serves of vegetables you need every day. Serve with a mixed lettuce …
Your Success Stories
‘A low GI diet – best thing I’ve done in a long time’ says Lorraine ‘I started hearing about low GI diets back in 2004 but only looked into them properly in early 2005. At the time I weighed 90 kg which was at least 20 kg over a healthy weight. Ironically, I work in …
Books, DVDs, Websites: What’s New?
Weight Loss for Food Lovers by Dr George Blair-West Question: Why is it that over 80% of people who lose weight eventually regain what they lose and often more? Answer: Because dieting is not about what we eat, it is about why we eat. Diets typically fail to recognise that food is the world’s most …
Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
What’s the GI of meat, chicken, fish, eggs and cheese? I can’t find these foods in the GI database. The GI is a measure of carbohydrate quality. Meat, eggs, fish and cheese are protein foods so they don’t have a GI because they have either no carbs, or so little the GI can’t be measured. …
Events
Carbohydrates, Glycemic Index and Health: The State of the Art Millions of people around the world are following carbohydrate-modified diets for weight loss as well as general health, judging from the sales figures for popular diet books including, Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, The Zone, The South Beach Diet, The Glucose Revolution, and at least two …
