GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. When I give talks, I am regularly asked if chronic disease such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke and arthritis an inevitable part of aging. It is good to be able to tell people that it’s not inevitable at all. It is possible to reduce your risk of the …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. I have never been much of a meat eater and have decided to go completely vegetarian. Can you give me some tips on making sure that I get all the nutrients I need. Building your diet around plant foods such as wholegrains, legumes, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. I read an article in the Sydney Morning Herald suggesting iodine deficiency could be why Australian children lag behind at school. Can you tell me more about iodine and how much we need and where we can get it naturally. Iodine is a naturally occurring mineral that is needed …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. I have heard it’s a good idea to go meatless one day a week. Why is that? The beta cells of the pancreas, which make insulin, are under constant assault from our modern Western way of eating – it’s not just too many high-Gl carbs, it’s also too much …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. Nutrition recommendations during lactation. The energy cost of lactation depends largely on how much milk your baby is drinking. Assuming human milk provides about 3 kilojoules per mL, and that you are producing 1 litre a day, that’s a whopping 3000 kilojoules in the milk itself. But there’s a …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. I am breastfeeding my baby. What’s the connection between my diet and my milk? In well-nourished women, there’s no real connection between your diet and your ability to produce milk. Most mothers will draw on stores built up during pregnancy to supply the building blocks of human milk. From …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. I am 3 months pregnant. Should I monitor my weight? I don’t want to be left with ‘difficult-to-budge pounds after my baby is born. Well, not for too long! As a routine part of care, your obstetric care providers will keep an eye on your weight gain but most …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. Are you at risk of gestational diabetes? All women should be tested for gestational diabetes in every pregnancy. Women with risk factors are more likely to have gestational diabetes but women with no risk factors at all can also have this problem. There are many different risk factors that …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. Gestational diabetes. Why such a big deal? Gestational diabetes (any degree of ‘glucose intolerance’ diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy) is the most common medical problem encountered during pregnancy. The name is derived from the combination of having a raised blood sugar level, as occurs in people with …
GI Update with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller
Prof Jennie Brand-Miller answers your questions. Can a low GI diet reduce the risk of birth defects? Moderation is a good thing and that applies to glucose levels in the blood. Very high glucose levels are toxic to cells. That’s why people with diabetes, who are not properly controlled by diet or medications, develop complications …
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