Health Burden of Obesity Rises
The negative impact of obesity on the quality and quantity of life more than doubled within a span of just 15 years, researchers report.
Glycemic Index Foods & Carb Friendly Food Lists
- GI News - December 2018 November 30, 2018GI News is published online every month by the University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Charles Perkins Centre, and delivered to the mailboxes of our 97,000 subscribers. Our goal is to help people choose the high-quality carbs that are digested at a rate that our bodies can comfortably accommodate and […]
- FOOD FOR THOUGHT November 30, 2018FRUIT FOR THOUGHT “There is no way that taking a pill can replace eating fruits and vegetables … In theory, one could cram all the good things that plants make—essential elements, fibre, vitamins, antioxidants, plant hormones, and so on—into a pill. But it would have to be a very large pill, and no one can honestly […]
- WHAT’S NEW? November 30, 2018NOT ALL PLANT-BASED DIETS ARE CREATED EQUALWhile plant-based diets are recommended to reduce the risk of heart disease, some are associated with a higher risk of heart disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.The Harvard researchers created three versions of a plant-based diet: an overall plant-based diet […]