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• GI News—February 2012 January 31, 2012
  Prof Jennie Brand-Miller dispels 8 myths about sugars and starches;Smart carbs for smarter kids? Dr Alan Barclay reports;Brown foods are better than white. Nicole Senior investigates; What does 'eat mostly wholegrain cereals' mean?Slowly digested carbs reduce inflammation associated with chronic disease; Brief, high-intensity workouts reduce BGLs; […]
• Food for Thought January 31, 2012
  Getting savvy about nutrition in the news.Dietitian Nicole Senior has just published Food Myths, a collection of food myths she has ‘busted’ in GI News … and more (many more). In the introduction (reproduced with permission) she asks us to think about a more serious side to these myths, puts forward some thoughts on why there are so many about diets and weig […]
• News Briefs January 31, 2012
  What does ‘eat mostly wholegrain cereals’ mean? Consume more wholegrains is enshrined in dietary guidelines around the globe and is something of a mantra with doctors, dietitians and nutritionists. Australia’s new draft dietary guidelines released in December 2011 urge us to eat mostly wholegrain’ cereals. So, how much is ‘mostly’ and how strong is the evide […]