tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post66775971426840221..comments2024-03-26T05:07:24.149+11:00Comments on .: Busting Food Myths with Nicole SeniorGI Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609354784645028388noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-34765634337954379422008-11-25T12:21:00.000+11:002008-11-25T12:21:00.000+11:00We asked Dr Joanna Mcmillan Price to answer this o...We asked Dr Joanna Mcmillan Price to answer this one for us (she's from Scotland too). Here's her reply:<BR/><BR/>"I have to start by saying we don't really believe in counting calories as the best way to lose weight. It's very difficult to do effectively as: <BR/>1. You can't always count up what is in the food you eat <BR/>2. It can lead to obsession over weighing and measuring foods <BR/>3. It doesn't take into account the quality of the food. <BR/><BR/>The beauty of the low GI approach is that the focus is on eating the best quality foods. With regard to those foods containing carbohydrate, the GI is your best tool to choosing the best for your health and your weight. Low GI foods generally fill you up more effectively and help to prevent the return of hunger. That allows you to trust your appetite more to 'tell' you how much to eat. In other words eat the right foods and your weight will fall off naturally. <BR/><BR/>However to give you an idea about an appropriate calorie intake it really all depends on your calorie requirements. If the deficit between your requirements and what you are eating is too great, you lose weight too quickly and you're much more likely to lose muscle as well as fat, with the upshot being a strong chance you'll simply put all the weight back on again, and more. <BR/><BR/>The trick to successful weight loss is to slowly chip away at those fat stores by eating just less (about 500 calories less) than what you need. An average woman needs about 2000 calories a day and so a 1500-1600 calorie diet is about right. But if you are very overweight you actually have far greater calorie needs and this level of intake may be too low for you. Your best guide to know if you have it right is your actual weight loss - disregarding the first week when you tend to lose more weight. A weight loss of 0.5 kg a week is about right."GI Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609354784645028388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-46719819943138526772008-11-24T19:12:00.000+11:002008-11-24T19:12:00.000+11:00Hi. I live in Scotland and must first of all say t...Hi. I live in Scotland and must first of all say that I find the GI News very very good. I have a question:Would it be possible to say how many calories to eat for a healthy weightloss?<BR/>Thanks in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-18132942820637738122008-11-05T15:51:00.000+11:002008-11-05T15:51:00.000+11:00Hi Cassie, we certainly didn't remove your post ab...Hi Cassie, we certainly didn't remove your post about coconut oil. Must have been those gremlins out in there in the ether. Try posting it again. The only posts we delete are spam.GI Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609354784645028388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-54722560115216674582008-11-03T20:25:00.000+11:002008-11-03T20:25:00.000+11:00There is so much bunkum out there. We couldn't pos...There is so much bunkum out there. We couldn't possibly deal with it all! We focus on delivering our healthy low GI message along with tips and recipes to help our readers manage their blood glucose levels and weight.<BR/><BR/>We welcome comments from readers who want to review this stuff.GI Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609354784645028388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-63991024134681220402008-11-02T21:47:00.000+11:002008-11-02T21:47:00.000+11:00>>Suggested reading: "The Great Cholest...>>Suggested reading: "The Great Cholesterol Con: Why everything you've been told about cholesterol, diet, and heart disease is wrong!" by Anthony Colpo 2006.<<<BR/><BR/>Yes, and the biggest load of bunkum that you could ever read. Why haven't you GI people rebutted this rubbish? The anti-cholesterol ratbags need to be dismissed -- unless you agree with them of course . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-88955275515201228902008-11-02T10:22:00.000+11:002008-11-02T10:22:00.000+11:00Suggested reading: "The Great Cholesterol Con: Why...Suggested reading: "The Great Cholesterol Con: Why everything you've been told about cholesterol, diet, and heart disease is wrong!" by Anthony Colpo 2006. Absolutely the best book I've read, especially on diets, saturated (good fat) and other fats, cholesterol (lower is not better), carbohydrates (body treats as sugar bad!!!) any many other related topics. -Lisa K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-73434361776447224442008-11-02T05:15:00.000+11:002008-11-02T05:15:00.000+11:00I spent years trying to avoid fats and oils. All o...I spent years trying to avoid fats and oils. All of them, plant oils and animal fats, all.<BR/>I carefully based my meals on choosing which carbohydrates I would have for the next meal and then choosing the protein and vegetables to accompany the meal.<BR/>A lot of thought went into this,and still my weight grew and grew. <BR/>So, I persevered and still became no slimmer. I was 70Kg when this started and 72Kg when I was staying with relatives in Melbourne and needed to attend the emergency department in a local hospital. <BR/>I had a very high temperature.<BR/>It was believed that I had endocarditis and I was admitted to the hospital and given treatment.<BR/>I was in the A&E when I was told that I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and, incidentally, did I know that I had diabetes?<BR/>No, No and most certainly No.<BR/>But I had and still have diabetes. I did not have endocarditis, I no longer have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I now weigh 54 kilos and eat lots of oil and fats, only very high fibre carbs and feel fine - and no longer drink vast quantities of water.<BR/>Whether it was eating so much carbohydrate that caused the diabetes I don't know, and no medical person has ever suggested it, but if that could have been a causative factor, there should be many more people showing signs of diabetes with the prevailing fashion for cutting out fats.<BR/>Two things: the reason for the high temperature was never discovered and thank you so much for the GI diet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com