GI Symbol News with Dr Alan Barclay
Dr Alan Barclay Getting to the heart of the wholegrain matter Eating more wholegrain foods is associated with a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) based on the evidence from a number of large observational studies published in recent years. For example, the Nurses’ Health Study reported that women who ate …
GI Symbol News with Dr Alan Barclay
Dr Alan Barclay Finding healthy low GI milks, yogurts and alternatives In their ‘natural’ state, milks and yogurts are nutritious foods with a low GI. However, not everyone likes the au natural flavour of plain milks and yogurts, so food manufacturers add ingredients to appeal to a broader range of tastes and this can affect …
GI Symbol News with Dr Alan Barclay
Dr Alan Barclay Finding healthy low GI breakfast cereals Despite all the noise about sugar there’s more to making healthy choices in the breakfast aisle than going for the one with the least amount of sugar on the nutrition info panel. Good choices will: Be high in fibre (from wholegrains or dried fruit) Be low …
GI Symbol News with Dr Alan Barclay
Dr Alan Barclay Finding a low GI bread For many of us, bread is the number one source of glycemic carbohydrate in our diet. This is partly because it is such a versatile product – we can eat it for breakfast with our favourite spread, use it to make sandwiches for lunch, and serve it …
GI Symbol News with Dr Alan Barclay
Dr Alan Barclay Make reducing the overall GI of your diet one of your New Year resolutions. The easiest way to do this when shopping (in Australia and New Zealand) is to look for the GI Symbol. There are now approximately 150 different items carrying the GI Symbol in Australian and New Zealand supermarkets and …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Alan Barclay Spotlight on artificial sweeteners The sugar veto for people with diabetes has helped create a huge market for alternative sweeteners from Aspartame (Equal/Nutrasweet) to stevia. In the second of a three-part series, Dr Alan Barclay checks out the pros and cons of non-nutritive sweeteners. Non-nutritive (‘artificial’) sweeteners provide few calories (kilojoules), carbs or …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Alan Barclay The real deal on sugar and sweeteners Feel guilty every time you enjoy something sweet? Do you think having diabetes equals no sugar? You are not alone. However, many scientific studies over the past 20 years clearly show that a moderate amount of sugar (e.g. 30–50 grams or 6–10 teaspoons a day) in …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
The cost of food Alan Barclay In December GI News, a reader posted a comment suggesting that food companies earn the right to carry the GI Symbol then immediately hike up the prices. This is not the case at all. Healthier foods are not more expensive.We have just conducted a survey of 5,200 Australian foods …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Sustainable energy Alan Barclay Until recently, it was generally believed that high GI foods cause blood glucose levels to rise rapidly to relatively high levels, before dropping back to fasting levels, in an equally short period of time, providing a quick ‘spike’ of energy. Low GI foods, on the other hand, were thought to cause …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Can you count on the carbs? Alan Barclay A reader recently asked about the accuracy of the carb count (in grams) on food labels. It’s an excellent question and there isn’t a simple answer. Under most national ‘food laws,’ two ‘carb counting’ methods are allowed. The amount of carbohydrate listed on the food label can …
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