Summary
In 1999 The New Glucose Revolution provided the most authoritative and comprehensive information ever published about the glycemic index -- widely recognized as the most significant dietary finding of the last 25 years. It instantly became a national best-seller, garnered praise from major health and medical figures worldwide, and has sold more than half a million copies in ten countries, including 300,000 in North America alone. In the past three years, the results of clinical and observational studies, including the Harvard Nurses Health Study, have continued to affirm the dietary benefits of low-glycemic foods and to demonstrate the importance of maintaining blood glucose control for lifelong health. Now, with this completely revised and updated second edition, The New Glucose Revolution is necessary reading for an ever-expanding audience -- people managing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and everyone seeking to make dietary choices for lifelong health. Completely new to this edition is coverage of the glycemic load, a calculation of the carbohydr
Author Biography
Meet the Medical Doctors, Scientists and Clinicians Behind The New Glucose Revolution ... Jennie Brand-Miller, PH.D., is Professor of Human Nutrition in the Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences at the University of Sydney, and President of the Nutrition Society of Australia. She has taught postgraduate students of nutrition and dietetics at the University of Sydney for over twenty-four years and currently leads a team of twelve research scientists whose work focuses on all aspects of carbohydrates-diet and diabetes, the glycemic index of foods, insulin resistance, lactose intolerance, and oligosaccharides in infant nutrition. She has published sixteen books and 140 journal articles and is the co-author of all books in the Glucose Revolution series. Thomas M.S. Wolever, M.D., PH.D., is Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, and a member of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. Since 1980 his research has focused on the glycemic index of foods and the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The co-author of most titles in the Glucose Revolution series, he lives in Toronto, Canada. Kaye Foster-Powell, M. Nutr. and Diet., is an accredited practicing dietitian with extensive experience in diabetes management. She has conducted research into the glycemic index of foods and its practical applications over the last fifteen years. Currently she is a dietitian with Wentworth Area Diabetes Services in New South Wales and consults on all aspects of the glycemic index. She is the co-author of all books in the Glucose Revolution series. Stephen Colagiuri, M.D., is the Director of the Diabetes Centre and Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, New South Wales. He is the author of more than 100 scientific papers, many concerned with the importance of carbohydrates in the diet of people with diabetes, and the co-author of most books in the Glucose Revolution series. Lisa Lintner, author of recipes in this book, also created the recipes for The Glucose Revolution Life Plan and is the author of Vegetables-A Taste of the Country. Johanna Burani, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., adaptor of the North American edition of this book, is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with more than thirteen years of experience in nutritional counseling. The co-author of The Glucose Revolution Life Plan and Good Carbs, Bad Carbs, as well as several other books and professional manuals, she specializes in designing individual meal plans based on low-GI food choices. She lives in Mendham, New Jersey.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
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PART 1 What Is the Glycemic Index? |
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What's Wrong with Today's Diet? |
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All About the Glycemic Index |
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The Most Frequently Asked Questions---Answered |
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PART 2 Your Guide to Low-GI Eating |
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Making the Change to a Low-GI Diet |
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131 | (20) |
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PART 3 The Glycemic Index and You |
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The Glycemic Index and Weight Control |
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The Glycemic Index and Diabetes |
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The Glycemic Index and Hypoglycemia |
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213 | (4) |
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The Glycemic Index and Heart Health: the Insulin-Resistance |
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217 | (12) |
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Children and the Glycemic Index |
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229 | (14) |
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The Glycemic Index and Peak Sports Performance |
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PART 4 The Glycemic Index Tables |
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The Tables: An Introduction and How to Use Them |
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263 | (13) |
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276 | (55) |
Further Reading: Sources and References |
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Acknowledgments |
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Index |
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Recipe Index |
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344 | (3) |
About the Authors |
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