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Food for Thought
The veggies have it – againHealthy eating is one of the best gifts a mother-to-be can give her growing baby says dietitian Kaye Foster-Powell in her Low GI Family Cookbook. ‘We shape our children’s health and wellbeing from the moment they are ...
News Briefs
Chinese herbs show promise for diabetes preventionA recent Cochrane review examined 16 randomised controlled trials of 15 different Chinese herbal medicines traditionally used for blood glucose control. ‘Chinese herbal medicines have been used for ...
Foodwatch with Catherine Saxelby
The once humble prune forges ahead as the most super of the super fruits Christmas is just around the corner and it’s a time when we turn to fruit cake, fruit and nut slices, nuts, dried fruit … which makes me think of prunes.One of the loveliest...
In the GI News Kitchen
American dietitian and author of Good Carbs, Bad Carbs, Johanna Burani, shares favourite recipes with a low or moderate GI from her Italian kitchen. For more information, check out Johanna's website. The photographs are by Sergio Burani. His food, tr...
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: We can grow more food or import it. Technology will find a solution to food supply. Nicole Senior Fact: We must make some changes if our children are to inherit a decent quality of life. While many of us are lucky enough to pick and choose w...
Talking Turkey with Prof Trim
How many steps? Physical activity guidelines for weight loss and fitness recommend 30–60 minutes of activity per day. But realistically, how much is that? You can walk to the fence and chat with the neighbour for 20 minutes, then use the last 10 mi...
