GI News – May 2017
Dr Darren Curnoe looks at why humans are so unusual compared to all other life? The key to he says in food for thought, lies in explaining the evolution of our large brains and exceptional intelligence. Other stories range from eating fruit reduces diabetes risk and busting the five big obesity myths to Dr Alan …
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
THE BRAINPOWER DIET What other species gleefully jiggles their jaws on the flames of a Jalapeno or laps up the tongue curling delights of a lemon? In The Conversation, Dr Darren Curnoe took a look at why is it that humans are so unusual compared to all other life. The key to solving this riddle …
WHAT’S NEW?
APPLES AND ORANGES FRUITFUL IN REDUCING RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES Eating more fruit is linked to a lower likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes and diabetes-related complications reports a new study. The authors studied 500,000 Chinese people over seven years and found those who said they ate more fresh fruit were less likely to …
PERSPECTIVES WITH DR ALAN BARCLAY
DON’T LET YOUR LIFE BE FRUITLESS Infants prefer sweet tastes from day one and this preference continues into early childhood. Human breast milk contains the highest concentration of sugars of all mammalian milks and sweet tasting vegetables (e.g., pureed or well-mashed pumpkin, sweet potato, carrot, etc) and fruits (typically pureed) are some of the first …
VIEWPOINTS FROM THE CHARLES PERKINS CENTRE, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
CAN A DETOX ACTUALLY CLEANSE YOUR LIVER? Many over-the-counter products claim to “clean” your liver of “toxins”. But does the liver really respond to an over-the-counter product that claims to “detoxify” or “heal” its function? In The Conversation, Dr Nick Fuller recently took a look at liver detox or liver cleanse products. Here he answers …
FOOD UN-PLUGGED
Nicole Senior pulls the plug on hype and marketing spin to provide reliable, practical advice on food for health and enjoyment. DAIRY, DAIRY QUITE CONTRARY For years, health professionals have recommended reduced-fat dairy products over their full-fat counterparts as a more heart-friendly option. Yet recent studies are showing that saturated fats in full-fat dairy products …
KEEP GOOD CARBS AND CARRY ON
VEG SOUP VEG It’s so good to pull out the soup pot when those icy blasts announce there’s a change in the weather. Good carbs and good soup are joined at the hip and without the good carbs there’s no good soup, it’s as simple as that. There’s nothing like a hearty veg soup that’s …
IN THE GI NEWS KITCHEN
SOUP IT UP WITH SIAN First-ever Great Australian Bake Off winner, Sian Redgrave, dropped by the GI News Kitchen and effortlessly threw together a minestrone to make the most of new season winter veg. She may have taken out top prize in 2015 with her impressive layered dessert of profiteroles topping a chocolate mud cake …
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