Glycemic Index GI News 2007-08

2007-09-05 News from origin - At Risk for Diabetes or Heart Disease and Confused About Where to Turn, or What Diet Plans Best Suit

The great thing about glycemic index diet plans is how you learn a realistic approach to nutrition," said Wayne Becker, an editor with . "The GI Diet isnt a fad diet. Its not a celebrity diet or a hype plan -- its real, sensible nutrition that teaches you foods you can follow for the rest of your life, and at , we help you get start off on the right and keep you there, providing the information and resources to keep your diet on track. "

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2007-09-02 At Risk for Diabetes or Heart Disease and Confused About Where to Turn, or What Diet Plans Best Suit Your Health and Your Lifestyle New Website Can Help

The great thing about glycemic index diet plans is how you learn a realistic approach to nutrition," said Wayne Becker, an editor with . "The GI Diet isnt a fad diet. Its not a celebrity diet or a hype plan -- its real, sensible nutrition that teaches you foods you can follow for the rest of your life, and at , we help you get start off on the right and keep you there, providing the information and resources to keep your diet on track. "

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PR: For those at-risk for heart disease or diabetes, a chronic illness that occurs when the body fails to process sugar correctly, understanding diet and nutrition is a must and can even prevent the onset of Type II diabetes. Because of this, a new website provides diet reviews, a glycemic chart index,

2007-08-30 The glycemic index

What do these concepts have in common That its better to select fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, and low-fat products. And to avoid fried and greasy foods, things listing enriched flour, refinedsugars, or high fructose corn syrups as ingredients. But serving sizes and carb counting are still the bottom line. No matter how low the glycemic index, unlimited quantities of even the healthiest foods will not work. If you are counting your carbs, you are probably already choosing many foods low on the glycemic index. And counting your carbs reminds you about your portion sizes, too.

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2007-09-01 Common Ground: Body Talk

Not all carbs are created equal: Eating lots of high-glycemic-index foods - such as white rice and refined cereals - may raise your risk for the leading cause of blindness among aging Americans. Tufts University researchers recently looked at data on 4,099 men and women (ages 55 to 80 at the start of the study) and discovered that those whose diets had a higher-glycemic-index than average were more likely to develop advanced age-related macular degeneration. High-glycemic-index carbs can cause a faster rise and subsequent drop in blood sugar, and heavy consumption of such foods has been linked to increased risk for diabetes.

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2007-08-24 United Press International - NewsTrack - Health - Low glycemic breakfast may help weight

Researchers at Oxford Brookes University in England studied 38 children ages ages 8 to 11, randomly divided into two groups eating either a low-glycemic index breakfast or a high-glycemic index breakfast -- carefully matched for calories, fat, protein, carbohydrate and dietary fiber content -- on two non-consecutive weekdays over 10 weeks. The groups then swapped over for a further 10 weeks.

The study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, found, on average, the children ate less over the days when they were given a low-glycemic index breakfast, compared with the days when they received a high-glycemic index breakfast.

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2007-08-27 Pure Weight Loss Announces New Glycemic Control Options - Press Release

Research has shown that consuming foods with a low glycemic index may help maintain stable blood sugar and insulin levels. When blood sugar levels rise, the body releases insulin, which causes sugar levels to drop, triggering feelings of hunger. In addition to low glycemic options, Pure Weight Loss encourages eating five to six small balanced meals throughout the day versus a couple of large meals.

HORSHAM, Pa /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Weight Loss announced today that the company has added low glycemic options to its program.

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2007-08-23 High Carbs Equal High Heart Risk for Women

Women whose diets are high in processed carbohydrate-rich foods may be raising their risk of heart disease. Such foods have what nutrition experts call a "high glycemic index," and typical examples are white bread, cakes and cookies, and sugary drinks. Overweight women are judged to be especially at risk.

A high glycemic load diet increases LDL, the bad cholesterol, and triglycerides, and may lower the good, HDL cholesterol," said Joline Beulens, one of the study team. Beulens said it is important to avoid refined carbohydrates. "For example, choose whole grain bread instead of white or whole meal," she said. "Choose porridge or muesli instead of cornflakes. "

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2007-08-22 Epoch Times Vitamin Deficiency Implicated in Diabetes

Of course, people wanting to get control of their diabetes and reduce their risks of complications would be well advised to get their diet right. What this basically means is a low glycemic index or glycemic-load diet. Foods rich in refined sugar and most starchy carbohydrates should be consumed in very limited quantities only. And activity, both aerobic and resistance types, are also advised.

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2007-08-30 DANA CARPENTER: You say tomato and I ll say tasty summer treat

One medium tomato has just 26 calories, with 6 grams of carbohydrate, a gram of which is fiber. With a super-low glycemic index of just 15, that tomato will have a glycemic load of 0. 9. Go for a big one.

Considering that little-bitty calorie count and teeny glycemic load, youll get a big ol heap of nutrition: 39 percent of your vitamin C; 15 percent of your vitamin A; 8 percent of your potassium; 5 percent of your thiamin, B-6 and folacin; 4 percent of your niacin; 3 percent of your riboflavin and iron; and even 1 percent of your calcium and zinc.

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2007-08-30 Low GI sugar close to production - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A far-north Queensland sugar mill is close to producing the worlds first batch of low glycemic-index (GI) sugar.

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