GI News – May 2018
We’ve been running stories recently in Food for Thought on ensuring our pets eat the right stuff too, i.e., a species-appropriate diet. In this month’s GI News we include two small Swedish studies that found obesity and diabetes in cats was associated with eating predominantly dry food. That’s not what cats evolved to tuck into. …
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
WHY IS PUSS PORTLY? As our waistlines have expanded, so have those of our pets. The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention’s ninth annual clinical survey (2016) reports that nearly 54 percent of dogs and 59 percent of cats were clinically overweight or obese in the US. To put some numbers on that, they reckon that …
WHAT’S NEW?
DIABETES IN CATS Diabetes in cats resembles type 2 diabetes in people. The causes aren’t fully understood, but both genetic and environmental factors are believed to contribute. However, for those quick to point the wagging finger at “sugar” causing obesity and diabetes, cats don’t eat sugar. They don’t have a sweet tooth. A small Swedish …
PERSPECTIVES WITH DR ALAN BARCLAY
THE PANCREAS – UNLOVED, BUT ESSENTIAL The pancreas is an essential organ responsible for both the digestion of food and blood glucose regulation. It was first identified by Greek anatomist and surgeon, Herophilus, around 2300 years ago. A few hundred years later, Rufus of Ephesus, another Greek anatomist, gave the pancreas its name. “Pancreas” originally …
KEEPING IT GREEN – EATING FOR BODY AND PLANET
LOW ENERGY LIVING We use a lot of energy in our everyday lives. Cast your mind back to the last power outage. Did your heart sink as you realised that your mobile battery was at 2%, you couldn’t watch TV or make microwave popcorn and the ice-cream in the fridge melted? The minor and temporary …
IN THE GI NEWS KITCHEN
THE GOOD CARBS COOKBOOK The Good Carbs Cookbook (by Alan Barclay, Kate McGhie and Philippa Sandall) published by Murdoch Books helps you choose the best fruits, vegetables, beans, peas, lentils, seeds, nuts and grains and explains how to use them in 100 refreshingly nourishing recipes to enjoy every day, for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and …
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