Shoppers Guide to GI Values 2013
About the authors
Jennie Brand-Miller, Ph.D., one of the worlds foremost authorities on carbohydrates and the glycemic index, has championed the GI approach to nutrition for more than 25 years. Professor of Nutrition at the University of Sydney and past president of the Nutrition Society of Australia, in 2004 Brand-Miller was awarded Australias prestigious ATSE Clunies Ross Award for her commitment to advancing science and technology. She is an in-demand speaker at scientific conferences, and her laboratory at the University of Sydney is one of the worlds busiest GI-testing centers. Professor Brand-Miller is coauthor of the more than fifteen books in the internationally bestselling New Glucose Revolution series, which has more than 3.5 million copies in print worldwide.
Kaye Foster-Powell, M Nutr & Diet, an accredited dietitiannutritionist with extensive experience in diabetes management, is the coauthor, with Dr. Brand-Miller and Fiona Atkinson, of the authoritative tables of GI and glycemic load values published in Diabetes Care. Foster-Powell is also coauthor with Brand-Miller of the more than fifteen books in the internationally bestselling New Glucose Revolution series.
Fiona Atkinson is a research dietitian and the manager of the University of Sydneys Glycemic Index Research Service (SUGiRS). Along with Jennie Brand-Miller and Kaye Foster-Powell, she is the author of the authoritative tables of GI and glycemic load values published in Diabetes Care. She is pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Sydney focusing on the glycemic index.
Other Titles in the New Glucose Revolution Series
For the definitive overview of the glycemic index...
The Low GI Handbook: The New Glucose Revolution Guide to the Long-term Health Benefits of Low GI Eating
For a focus on recipes, shopping, and the GI in the larger nutrition picture...
The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook
The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Family Cookbook
The New Glucose Revolution Life Plan
The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to Sugar and Energy
For a basic introduction to the GI plus the top 100 low GI foods...
The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Eating Made Easy: The Beginners Guide to Eating with the Glycemic Index
For a focus on weight loss...
The Low GI Diet Revolution: The Definitive Science-Based Weight Loss Plan
The Low GI Diet Cookbook: 100 Simple, Delicious Smart-Carb RecipesThe Proven Way to Lose Weight and Eat for Lifelong Health
The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to Losing Weight
For a focus on the GI and specific health conditions...
The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes: The Definitive Guide to Managing Diabetes and Prediabetes Using the Glycemic Index
The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Gluten-Free Eating Made Easy: The Essential Guide to the Glycemic Index and Gluten-Free Living
The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to the Metabolic Syndrome and Your Heart: The Only Authoritative Guide to Using the Glycemic Index for Better Heart Health
The New Glucose Revolution What Makes My Blood Glucose Go Up... And Down?: 101 Frequently Asked Questions about Your Blood Glucose Level
The Low GI Guide to Living Well with PCOS
To stay up to date with the latest research on carbohydrates, the GI, and your health, and the latest books in the series, check out the free online monthly newsletter GI News, produced by Dr. Jennie Brand-Millers GI Group at the University of Sydney: http://ginews.blogspot.com
THE NEW GLUCOSE REVOLUTION
Shoppers
Guide to
GI Values 2013
The Authoritative Source
of Glycemic Index Values
for More Than 1,200 Foods
Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller
and Kaye Foster-Powell
with Fiona Atkinson
Copyright 2013 by Jennie Brand-Miller and Kaye Foster-Powell
This edition is being published in somewhat different form in Australia in 2012 by Hodder Australia, an imprint of Hachette Livre Australia Pty Ltd. This edition is published by arrangement with Hachette Livre Australia Pty Ltd.
The chapter Sugars and Sweeteners (pages 7989) first appeared in The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes. It has been modified for this edition.
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Note: The information in this book is true and complete to the best of our knowledge. This book is intended only as an informative guide for those wishing to know more about health issues. In no way is this book intended to replace, countermand, or conflict with the advice given to you by your own physician. The ultimate decision concerning care should be made between you and your doctor. We strongly recommend you follow his or her advice. Information in this book is general and is offered with no guarantees on the part of the authors or Da Capo Press. The authors and publisher disclaim all liability in connection with the use of this book. The names and identifying details of people associated with events described in this book have been changed. Any similarity to actual persons is coincidental.
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