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Providing the scientific facts on sugar and health from Australian and New Zealand experts

6/7/2016

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A critical review of low-carb diets and type 2 diabetes

Low-carb diets for the management of type 2 diabetes are a bone of contention but a critical review suggests they aren’t any better for glycemic control

Dietary patterns and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease

When it comes to secondary prevention of coronary heart disease, this study suggests it is more important to eat more protective foods rather than eliminate discretionary foods

Lifestyle interventions for NAFLD in children

In obese children with NAFLD, weight loss is beneficial regardless of the fructose or carbohydrate content of the diet.

About the Editor

NICOLE SENIOR

Nutritionist, Sydney

Nicole is an experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist, author, speaker, blogger, cook and food enthusiast with an interest in turning evidence based nutrition guidelines into sensible, achievable and enjoyable everyday eating advice and supporting other food and health professionals to do the same.

In this issue:

Starch: The final frontier
The problems with paleo
The Sugar Research Adviosry Service

Welcome to another issue of Sweet bites.

It’s July when talk often turns to all things blood glucose during diabetes week in Australia (10-16 July). In this issue we talk about starches as the final frontier in understanding the impact of carbohydrates on glycemia. There’s plenty of debate about carbohydrates in diabetes management and we summarise a critical review on the use of low-carbohydrate diets in the management of type 2 diabetes. And speaking of low-carb, our second feature explores the theoretical, nutritional and planetary problems with the currently popular paleo diet.

And from the journals we check out a review of low-carb diets for managing type 2 diabetes, observational research which found the protective power of healthy foods outweighed the adverse effects of sweet treats, and a review of lifestyle interventions for children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Best,

Nicole Senior APD AN
Editor

Starch: The final frontier

There’s a lot of talk about the need to reduce added sugars in the diet but hardly anyone is talking about added starches.

We ask carbohydrate expert Dr Alan Barclay about the health implications of starches added to our food.

The problems with paleo

Is there one paleo diet our bodies are meant to eat?

We ask Neil Mann about the diet of early humans and whether the claims about the paleo diet stack up scientifically.

The Sugar Research Adviosry Service

The Sugar Research Advisory Service (SRAS) is comitted to providing health care professionals with evidence-based nutrition information.

The work of the SRAS continues to be guided by experts from Australia and New Zealand. To have a look, visit www.srasanz.org

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