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GI NEWS – MAY 2024
GI News is published online by the University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Charles Perkins Centre, and delivered to the mailboxes of our ~100,000 subscribers. Our goal is to help people choose the high-quality carbs that are digested at a rate that our bodies can comfortably accommodate and to share…
WHO’S AFRAID OF DAIRY FAT?
For the whole of my working life (about 50 years!), dairy fat has been considered harmful. That’s because it’s a source of saturated fats that are usually linked (associated) to an increased risk of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, particularly in the heart and brain. So dietary guidelines for the past 50 years have…
DAIRY PRODUCTS AND RISK OF PREDIABETES: FINDINGS FROM THE AUSDIAB STUDY
Diet plays an important role in the prevention and management of prediabetes (impaired fasting glycaemia or impaired glucose tolerance) and type 2 diabetes, and a growing body of evidence suggests a possible protective effect of dairy foods, although the findings are not consistent. The AusDiab study is a national, population-based survey of over 11,000 Australian…
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MILK, OTHER DAIRY FOODS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE
People have been consuming milk as part of their diet since prehistoric times. Unsurprisingly, cow milk is the most-consumed milk worldwide because of its widespread availability and large production volumes. However, non-cow milks are of nutritional importance to people in developing countries as well as in geographical areas in which the natural climate is unsuitable…
LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
Lactose, or milk sugar, is found in all mammalian milks and certain dairy products made from these milks (e.g., yoghurt, some cheeses and ice cream). Lactose may also be added to foods and beverages as an ingredient, such as doughnuts, biscuits, breakfast bars, and hamburger buns. Whey may also be used as an ingredient…
BREAST MILK, FORMULAS AND OTHER DAIRY FOR CHILDREN
When we are born, the first food we consume is milk, typically breast milk, and hopefully from our own mother. Unfortunately, not all women are able to breast feed their newborn infant. When breast feeding is not a viable option, breast milk analogues are a suitable and easily obtainable alternative. While we cannot simply buy…
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WHICH MILK?
Are you bamboozled by the variety of milks available in your local supermarket? Have you noticed coffee orders have become even more complicated as the number of milk alternatives has grown? In the “West”, we are absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to both dairy milk and plant-based milk alternatives, but how do you…
THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
TWO-CHEESE AND BROCCOLI PASTA BAKE 0:30 Prep • 0:20 cook • 4 Servings • Main • Everyday INGREDIENTS 300g penne pasta 4 cups broccoli spray oil 1 red onion, diced 400g can chopped no-added-salt tomatoes with basil 2 tablespoons tomato purée 1 cup water 1 cup capsicums, from a jar, drained, roughly chopped (see tip)…