GI News – May 2019
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FATS Q and A: OUR EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS Prof Jennie Brand-Miller and Dr Alan Barclay answer the most common questions we are asked about dietary fats. WHAT ARE FATS? They are an essential nutrient like protein and carbohydrate playing numerous roles in our bodies including: Forming the structure of our body cells Helping make …
WHAT’S NEW?
WHICH FAT IS WORSE FOR FATTY LIVER DISEASE? Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occurs when too much fat accumulates in the liver. Many people have no symptoms of the disease, but can end up with cardiovascular problems and type 2 diabetes. In addition, the liver can scar and not work properly, causing serious health issues if …
WHAT’S HOT?
PLANT MILKS Gone are the days when the lactose intolerant or those with milk allergy had to opt for soy or rice milk. Zoom around the supermarket and you are spoiled for choice – regular, light, flavoured, and calcium enriched plant milks from numerous nuts and grains and even a fruit (coconut). It’s a growth …
PRODUCT REVIEW
THE FREE-FROM-DAIRY MILK BAR If you check out the ingredient list on a carton of cow’s milk, there’s one ingredient: milk (or low-fat milk). That’s because it’s a whole food that’s minimally processed (pasteurised and possibly homogenised). Plant “milks” on the other hand tend to have a longish list of ingredients because they are processed …
PERSPECTIVES WITH DR ALAN BARCLAY
FATS AND BLOOD CHOLESTEROL As well as being a highly concentrated source of energy and a carrier for fat-soluble vitamins, fats provide food with a pleasant mouth feel and carry many of the flavours that make certain dishes taste delicious. Current dietary guidelines advise people to eat less saturated fat to help improve blood cholesterol …
BEST FOOD FORWARD
CARBS AND YOUR HEART, FOR WOMEN Perhaps you’ve heard of Go Red for Women, the movement to end heart disease and stroke in women? Unfortunately, we need a movement because while heart disease is our greatest health threat, women are too busy looking after others to take personal prevention seriously. This needs to change and …
GOOD CARBS FOOD FACTS
MILK Milk and other nutrient-rich dairy products such as yoghurt and cheese are one of the most affordable sources of nutrition. They provide us with energy, protein and carbohydrate; and with minerals including calcium, potassium, phosphorus; and vitamins A, D and B12, riboflavin, and niacin. While milk a valuable source of nutrients for young and …
IN THE GI NEWS KITCHEN
Anneka Manning’s Salmon and Roast Vegetable Frittatas • Dr Nick Fuller’s Whole Roast Cauliflower with Lemon and chilli • SunRice Breakfast Rice Puddings ANNEKA MANNING’S FAMILY BAKING. SALMON AND ROAST VEGETABLE FRITTATAS Anneka Manning – author, food editor, home economist, mother of two and the founder of BakeClub – specialises in teaching the ‘why’ behind …
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