The New Glucose Revolution Pocket Guide to the Top 100 Low GI Foods

by Brand-Miller, Dr. Jennie; Burani, Johanna; Foster-Powell, Kaye

• ISBN13: 9781569245002
• ISBN10: 1569245002
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-27
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Offers in-depth information on the top 100 foods with the lowest G.I.

Author Biography

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 interests focus on all aspects of carbohydrate-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. Johanna Burani, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with more than thirteen years' experience in nutritional counseling. The coauthor of The Glucose Revolution Life Plan and author of 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. 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. Linda Rad, M.Ed., a freelance writer and editor, has been writing and researching health topics for the past thirteen years. Her work has appeared in several national publications, including Prevention, Organic Style, and Better Homes and Gardens. She serves as a contributing editor for Prevention magazine and is the co-adapter, with Johanna Burani, of all the titles in The Glucose Revolution Pocket Guide Series. She lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.