Glycemic Index News
- Discovery on omega-3 fatty acids can lead to dietary remedy for diabetes Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:27AMResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.
- Why do you soon feel hungry again after eating Chinese food? Or do you? Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:27AMIt's not that Chinese food left you feeling hungry, but that standard American diet left you feeling exceptionally full. by Cecil Adams I've heard it often said and experienced it myself on various continents (including Asia): You enjoy a terrific Chinese, or Thai, or Malay dinner, only to feel hungry again a short while later. Is this our imagination playing a trick on us appreciators of ...
- Sweet Alternatives: These substitutes to sugar are only natural Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:18PMWhite sugar might as well be the Casanova of the culinary world. So sweet and seductive that it’s hard to get enough, but so sly and bad-to-the-bone that, at its heart, it’s only a few steps removed from its villainous modern cousin, high-fructose corn syrup.
- Maltitol has good digestive tolerance: study Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:38AMMaltitol is better tolerated then previous reported, and could be used as a sugar replacer in a wide range of food products - according to new research.
- Michel Montignac Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:32AMPARIS - A French official said French diet guru Michel Montignac, whose "glycemic index" weight-loss...
- 9 Must-Know Facts About How Insulin Works Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:22AMInsulin is a life-saving drug that can take over or supplement the role of natural insulin, which normally controls blood sugar.
- Michel Montignac dies at 66; French diet guru wrote bestselling books Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:29AMMontignac believed that people could lose weight without counting calories. His method rated foods based on how much glucose is released into the blood. His "Eat Yourself Slim" sold 17 million copies. Michel Montignac, a French businessman turned diet guru who believed people could lose weight without counting calories, has died. He was 66.
- Obituary: Michel Montignac / Creator of innovative diet that inspired others Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:51AMMichel Montignac, the self-trained French diet promoter who wrote best-selling books and built a business based on the idea that losing weight depends on what you eat, not how much, died last Sunday at a clinic in France. He was 66 and lived in Juvigny, France. His daughter Sybille confirmed his death on her blog but did not specify the cause.
- This week's passages Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:05AMA roundup of the week's notable obituaries
- Michel Montignac, a French Diet Advocate, Dies at 66 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:01PMMr. Montignac, who was overweight as young man, had no medical training, but created a diet that was a precursor to the South Beach Diet.
- Celebrate Sustainable Lifestyle The ECHO Way Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:45AMReduce, reuse, recycle. No smoking zones. Paper instead of plastic. Eco bags for shopping. Preservative-free, chemical-free. Organic, natural, biodegradable, and free-range. With all these terms popping up more often than before, it's now uncool to be Enviro-challenged. Now, more than ever, green is the new black.
- For a smooth start to your day, get out the blender Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:27AMAh, smoothies. Healthy, icy, filling and especially practical, if you walk in the mornings like I do, they're especially refreshing on mornings when the heat and humidity smacks you in the face as early as 8 a.m. And they're much more nutritious than a caffeine-laced Mountain Dew.
- Low Glycemic Diets for Diabetes Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:18PMIn an ideal world, there would be no such thing as a “diabetic diet.” While it is true that people with diabetes need to pay close attention to the types and amounts of foods they eat, diabetics can safely enjoy the same foods as everyone else. In fact, a healthy diet for people with diabetes is a healthy diet for all of us, and it’s one that features whole grains, complex carbohydrates ...
- Suggestions to Cut Sugar Can Shed Pounds Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:53PMCutting out sugar may seem like a difficult undertaking, but there's a simple way to get started.
- Hearing Cochlear Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:24AMRead this interesting readersdigest.com.au article
- Groundbreaking Study By AGH Neurosurgical Team Suggests Artery Compressing Base Of Brain Is Factor In Type 2 Diabetes ... Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 7:35AMA team of Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) physicians led by neurosurgical pioneer Peter Jannetta, MD, has made an important new discovery linking the central nervous system to the onset and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Reporting in the journal Surgical Neurology International, Dr...
- Groundbreaking Study by AGH Neurosurgical Team Suggests Artery Compressing Base of Brain Is Factor in Type 2 Diabetes ... Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:22PM7 of 10 Patients in Trial Who Underwent Microvascular Decompression Surgery Experience Significant Improvement in Glucose Control
- Coconut industry’s big rebound to help economy Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 9:50AMThe coconut industry’s big rebound can help increase economic growth, particularly through the commercialization of new products and the maximization of biofuel extraction. Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) administrator Oscar G. Garin stressed his agency has been researching on the development of new products from coconut, which is cultivated by 2.5 million farmers nationwide. The industry ...
- Groundbreaking Study by AGH Neurosurgical Team Suggests Artery Compressing Base of Brain is Factor in Type 2 Diabetes ... Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 7:07AMPITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A groundbreaking study by neurosurgeons in Pittsburgh suggests surgery to relieve an artery compressing the base of the brain may help some people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Groundbreaking Study by AGH Neurosurgical Team Suggests Artery Compressing Base of Brain is Factor in Type 2 Diabetes ... Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 7:00AMPITTSBURGH----A team of Allegheny General Hospital physicians led by neurosurgical pioneer Peter Jannetta, MD, has made an important new discovery linking the central nervous system to the onset and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- NXT Nutritionals' SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener Approved in Food Lion Supermarkets Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 9:16AMHOLYOKE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. (“NXT Nutritionals”) (OTCBB: NXTH.OB) developer and marketer of SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener, the great tasting, all-natural, healthier sweetener, today announced its SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener 50 Packet Boxes and SUSTA™ Bowl have been approved in supermarket chain, Food Lion and all its banners: Bloom, Harveys and Reid's. This will help ...
- NXT Nutritionals' SUSTA Natural Sweetener Approved in Food Lion Supermarkets Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 9:00AMHOLYOKE, Mass.----NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. developer and marketer of SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener, the great tasting, all-natural, healthier sweetener, today announced its SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener 50 Packet Boxes and SUSTA™ Bowl have been approved in supermarket chain, Food Lion and all its banners: Bloom, Harveys and Reid's.
- The Gingerbread House assures that ‘three is not a crowd’ latest! Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 5:01AMKUCHING: The year 2008 marked the founding date of homegrown bakery shop, The Gingerbread House (TGH) here in the Third Mile area. Two years later, the Italian concept bakery shop has expanded its operation to OneJaya mall at Jalan Song.
- Camote solved his hypertension Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 2:52AMPerhaps, one way of helping Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala achieve his goal of stopping rice importation after three years is to grow more camote and more people shifting from rice to eating camote. That will not only help us attain rice self-sufficiency, it could also result in more healthy Filipinos. Ask our good friend Dr. Wilfredo Yap, an expert in aquaculture, who noticed with ...
- Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Recent Developments Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 6:15PMSAN DIEGO, Aug. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, and recent developments, including the successful Pre-Approval Inspection, or PAI, of the company's Swiss drug product manufacturing facility by the US Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. "We have recently achieved a number of ...
- Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Recent Developments Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 4:03PMArena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, and recent developments, including the successful Pre-Approval Inspection, or PAI, of the company's Swiss drug product manufacturing facility by the US Food and Drug Administration, or FDA.
- PureCircle Announces That It Has Begun Processing Africa and South America Sourced Leaf and Is Expanding Its Stevia ... Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 4:05PMPureCircle , the world's leading producer and marketer of high purity stevia products, today announces two milestones in its global quality leaf sourcing strategy.
- Orexigen® Therapeutics Announces Publication Of COR-I Phase 3 Study Of Contrave In Lancet Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:38AMOrexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) announced that results from its COR-I trial of Contrave® were published online in the journal Lancet. COR-I was the largest of the four, 56-week, Phase 3 trials supporting the New Drug Application for Contrave, currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Results show that patients taking Contrave were two to three times more likely ...
- Orexigen® Therapeutics Announces Publication of COR-I Phase 3 Study of Contrave in Lancet Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:30PMOrexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. announced that results from its COR-I trial of Contrave® were published online today in the journal Lancet. COR-I was the largest of the four, 56-week, Phase 3 trials supporting the New Drug Application for Contrave, currently under review by the U.S.
- Nutrisystem, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Revenues of $142 Million and Diluted EPS of $0.40 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:11PMFORT WASHINGTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nutrisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI), a leading provider of weight management products and services, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010. Highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 include: Revenues of $141.6 million, an increase of 8% as compared to $131.0 million for Q2 2009; Operating income from continuing operations of ...
- Nutrisystem, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Revenues of $142 Million and Diluted EPS of $0.40 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:01PMFORT WASHINGTON, Pa.----Nutrisystem, Inc. , a leading provider of weight management products and services, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010. Highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 include: Revenues of $141.6 million, an increase of 8% as compared to $131.0 million for Q2 2009; Operating income from continuing operations of $20.0 million, an increase ...
- Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking TZDs at increased fracture risk Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:52AMPostmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Men with diabetes taking both loop diuretics and TZDs may also be at increased risk of fractures.
- THURSDAY'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:46AMElm Park Concert Series Worcester Jazz Orchestra, 6:30 p.m. July 29. Park Avenue and Highland Street, Worcester. Free canoe rides courtesy of Massachusetts Audubon Society.
- TRISH CHOATE: Lemon Cake: So good, but a recipe for weight gain Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:06PMWASHINGTON — Dear Lemon Cake, I would like to shut you out of my life forever.
- Josie's Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt fills Heath's Oak Tree Center Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:13AMHEATH -- All the pieces fell into place bringing Josie's Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt to Heath, apparently to the delight of local residents. The new store, at 645 S. 30th St., in the Oak Tree Center strip mall next to Sonic Drive-in and Indian Mound Mall, has been swamped with customers since opening July 2.
- Teenage boys more likely to develop high blood pressure in early adulthood, researchers reveal Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:20AMBen-Gurion University of the Negev researchers reveal in a new, large-scale study that "normal" blood pressure at age 17 can still predict hypertension at early adulthood and that teenage boys are three to four times more likely to develop high blood pressure in early adulthood than girls.
- There's a Difference Between Agave Nectar and Agave Syrup Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:05PMAs you know, at Advanced Chiropractic, we strongly advocate using agave nectar as a sweetener. Agave, a nectar, is a low–glycemic food (foods with a glycemic index lower than 55 are considered low glycemic), and as such is less likely to trigger the body’s mechanism for fat storage.
- PureCircle Announces Proposed Joint Venture with British Sugar Group Plc. Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:00AMPureCircle , the world's largest producer and marketer of high quality stevia products, today announces a further acceleration in its strategic developments with the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding with British Sugar Group Plc.
- ‘Caveman’s diet is healthier’ Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:45PMKOTA KINABALU : The human body is an intelligent mechanism with a self-healing ability and one does not need a PhD in nutrition or be a doctor to take care of their health, said a renowned pharmacist.
- Nutrisystem, Inc. to Report Second Quarter Financial Results on July 29, 2010 Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 5:00PMFORT WASHINGTON, Pa.----Nutrisystem, Inc. , a leading provider of weight management products and services, today announced that it will report its second quarter 2010 results after the market close on Thursday July 29, 2010.
- Nutrisystem and the American Diabetes Association to Host a Diabetes Awareness Night at the Camden Riversharks Ballpark Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:53PM$5.00 From the Sale of Select Tickets to Be Donated to Help Stop Diabetes(TM)
- Nutrisystem and the American Diabetes Association to Host a Diabetes Awareness Night at the Camden Riversharks Ballpark Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:40PMFORT WASHINGTON, PA--(Marketwire - 07/21/10) - Nutrisystem (NASDAQ: NTRI - News ), a leading provider of weight management programs and services, is pleased to announce a fundraising and awareness campaign being held to benefit the American Diabetes Association and its mission to Stop Diabetes. A donation of $5.00 will be made by the Camden Riversharks for every $11.00 ticket sold for their home ...
- Omega-3 fatty acids may slow macular disease Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:38PMSalmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids. Diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids may slow the progression of early age-related macular degeneration to advanced disease, according to a report in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
- NXT Nutritionals Expands Distribution of SUSTA Natural Sweetener and Healthy Dairy® Yogurt Smoothies Nationally ... Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:00AMHOLYOKE, Mass.----NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. developer and marketer of SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener, the great tasting, all-natural, healthier sweetener, today announced that it has expanded distribution of its SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener and Healthy Dairy® Yogurt Smoothies nationally through Burry® Foods, a leading national manufacturer and distributor of frozen and dry products for foodservice ...
- GLG Life Tech Corporation Launches BlendSure(TM) Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:08PMProprietary Blend Offers Flexibility in Formulation, Balanced Taste Profile, and Competitive Pricing
- GLG Life Tech Corporation Launches BlendSure(TM) Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:00PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 07/19/10) - GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX: GLG - News )(NASDAQ: GLGL - News ) ("GLG" or the "Company"), the vertically-integrated leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality stevia, announced today the launch of BlendSure at the Institute of Food Technologists conference in Chicago, IL. GLG researchers developed BlendSure by ...
- Joseph's Bakery Pita Bread Officially Certified As Diabetic Friendly Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:32AMJoseph's Bakery High Fiber Plus Pita Bread has completed a certification process for a low glycemic food for diabetics at the Glycemic Research Institute thanks to achieving a glycemic index of 46 and a glycemic load of 6
- What they’re like Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 8:11PMWE had a look at some of the books in the Complete Idiot’s Guide series and discovered that they really are easy to understand because they use simple, uncomplicated English and have lots of bullet points and interesting sidebars. Here are four we looked through.
- Apple a day works Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:55PMEDNA SPURWAY could be living proof that the old proverb ''an apple a day keeps the doctor away'' has some bite.
- Stir-fries and woks, induction cooktops and peeling vegetables Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 9:47PMGot a culinary calamity? The experts at taste are here to help!
