GI News – November 2020
Once upon a time, the roughage in food, now called dietary fibre, was regarded as a nuisance, something that might slow the growth of children, just like it did in animals. But in the 1970s two British nutrition scientists, Dennis Burkett and Hugh Trowell, proposed something radical – that dietary fibre might actually be helpful …
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
NON-DIGESTIBLE COMPONENTS OF FOOD – SHOULD WE BE EATING MORE? Once upon a time, the roughage in food, now called dietary fibre, was regarded as a nuisance, something that might slow the growth of children, just like it did in animals. But in the 1970s two British nutrition scientists, Dennis Burkett and Hugh Trowell, proposed …
WHAT’S NEW?
FIBRE AND BODY WEIGHT The role of dietary fibre in weight management has been investigated for many decades and is still debated. A recently published systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials sheds more light on the subject by specifically investigating the effect of viscous dietary fibres on body weight, waist circumference, body mass …
PERSPECTIVES: Dr ALAN BARCLAY
FIBRE AND GLYCEMIC INDEX There is a common belief that foods that are high in fibre do not raise blood glucose levels as much as those that are low in fibre, and therefore “high fibre” can be used as a surrogate marker for “low GI” when shopping for foods. Is this belief valid? Before I …
DIABETES CARE
FIBRE AND DIABETES People with diabetes are usually encouraged to include more fibre-rich foods in their diet. The importance of this has been confirmed in a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis looking at the role of dietary fibre and whole grains in diabetes management. The scientists combined the findings of 44 studies involving people …
YOUR GI SHOPPING GUIDE
HIGH FIBRE FOODS You might be familiar with the dietary recommendation to include high fibre, low GI foods but you would be misled to think that all high fibre foods were low GI. Brown rice and wholemeal bread are two common examples of high fibre, high GI foods. The fibre in these cereal grains is …
GOOD CARBS FOOD FACTS
YAMS Living in Australia, my exposure to the celebration of Thanksgiving was through the American TV shows I watched growing up. I know turkey plays a central role on the thanksgiving table, but I also know candied yams are a traditional side-dish. As thanksgiving is coming, it got me thinking about yams, as I don’t …
THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
GRILLED VEGETABLE and RICOTTA STACK 0:30 Prep • 4 Serves • Main • Every day INGREDIENTS 200g reduced-fat fresh ricotta 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives 1 teaspoon lemon zest 150g store-bought roasted red capsicum, diced 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 small eggplant, thinly sliced 1 x 400g can no-added-salt brown …
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