GI News—August 2006

In This Issue:

• Food for Thought
  —A high carb diet: is it still the ideal public health message?
  
• GI News Briefs
  —Carb quality, weight loss and heart health
  —Keeping the kilos off
  —High GI carbs linked to oxidative stress
  —Spice notes: Cinnamon; Chilli
  —High GI diets and fatty liver disease
  
• GI Values Updates
  —The latest GI values from SUGiRS
  
• Low GI Food of the Month
  —Split peas – more than a winter warmer
  
• Low GI Recipe of the Month
  —Split Pea, Watercress and Goat’s Curd Salad
  
• Success Stories
  —Bedrich: Little changes – Big difference
  —David Lee Nall says: ‘Taking care of yourself is the best way to take care of others.’
  
• What's New?
  —The Low GI Diet, revised and updated Australian and New Zealand edition
  
• Feedback—Your FAQs Answered
  
  1. What is the law in relation to making a low GI claim in Australia?
     
  2. I work third shift, four days a week, and I have noticed that in the past couple of years I have put on weight although I haven’t changed my eating habits. Can you help me get this excess weight off?
     
  3. What’s the GI of a caffe latte and cappuccino?
     
  4. What’s the GI of cornstarch?
     
  5. What’s the story about fat, the GI and your insulin response?
  6. Look it up in our A–Z: The GI Glossary (continued)
     

GI News Editor: Philippa Sandall
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