GI Update
GI Q&A with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller Can you explain to me how low GI diets work for weight loss? The most important reason is likely to be the effect on day-long insulin levels – low GI foods result in lower levels of insulin over the course of the whole day. The hormone insulin is not …
GI Update
GI Q&A with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller A high fat food may have a low GI. Doesn’t this make these foods sound healthy, even when they’re not? The GI is a measure of carbohydrate quality, not an all-in-one index of a food’s nutritional worth. We don’t recommend jelly beans simply because they are low in fat …
GI Update
GI Q&A with Prof Jennie Brand-Miller ‘I have seen numerous studies stating that chewing food completely (20–30 times) is beneficial in suppressing appetite. However, if we chew an apple before swallowing, is the GI value that of an apple or of apple juice?’ – Norm Hi Norm, the GI of a food (or beverage) is …
GI Update
The latest GI values with Fiona Atkinson New low GI breakfast cereal ‘It’s good to have some low GI flaked cereals available on the market that taste great and are nutritionally sound,’ says SUGiRS manager Fiona Atkinson. ‘GI testing the Goodness Heart 1st cereal was really easy as the volunteers loved the toasted flakes, oats …
GI Update with Alan Barclay and Fiona Atkinson
GI of cereals and tubers produced in China ‘Most cereals and tubers produced in China have a similar GI with their counterparts produced in other countries.’ says Yue-Xin Yang from the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a study to determine the GI of some cereals and …
GI Update with Alan Barclay and Fiona Atkinson
Dr Alan Barclay answers your questions ‘We grow ‘all blue’ potatoes, which are suppose to be high in mineral content, are they a better choice for a person with type 2 diabetes? Are some potatoes better to eat than others?’ ‘I believe the blue (and other exotic coloured) potatoes have a higher antioxidant content, but …
Curly Questions
What’s the GI and GL of raw wheat bran. We have a brand here in the UK called Jordans Wheat Bran which is quite coarse. If your raw wheat bran is the same as ours here in Australia, then this is a very low carbohydrate product that can’t have a GI or GL (it’s too …
Curly Questions
Is there a difference between naturally occurring sugars and refined sugar? We are often asked this. Not in GI terms. Naturally occurring sugars are those found in milk and other dairy products and fruits and vegetables, including their juices. Refined sugar means added sugar, table sugar, honey, maple syrup, or corn syrup. Both sources include …
Curly Questions
If, say, one eats a high GI meal, how much lemon juice needs to be consumed to bring the reading down to low GI? I am not at all suggesting this as a way of life, but I want to understand how I can overcome a problem, if it comes up. Research findings over the …
Curly Questions
AdvantEDGE Carb Control snack bars claim to have only 4 g of net carbs because from the 27 g total carb count, they subtract the 6 g of fibre and 17 g of sugar alcohols (malitol syrup and malitol). What is your take on how to count the sugar alcohol in computing a net carb …
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