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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Does no sugar added mean the same thing as sugar free?
What’s your guess? Actually, the terms have different meanings. "Sugar free" means that a food contains less than 0.5 grams of regular sugar per serving. This does not apply to sugar substitutes. "No sugar added" means that the processing and packing does not increase the sugar content over the amount naturally found in the ingredients. For example, a fat-free fruit yogurt made with aspartame may claim that it has "no sugar added" because it is sweetened with a sugar substitute in place of regular sucrose. However, it cannot be called "sugar free" because the product still contains sugar - the milk it is made with contains natural sugar lactose and the fruit in it contains the natural sugar fructose.
Excerpt from:
16 Myths of a Diabetic Diet 2nd ed.
Karen Hanson Chalmers, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
Amy Peterson Campbell, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
Excerpt from:
16 Myths of a Diabetic Diet 2nd ed.
Karen Hanson Chalmers, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
Amy Peterson Campbell, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Diabetes and Meters (Did You Know)?
Recently, the FDA gathered with experts and industry representatives to discuss the accuracy of blood glucose meters. FDA guidelines currently state that blood glucose meters should measure blood glucose within + or - 20% of the actual value. For example, if your bG is 200 (actual value) your meter should measure between 240 and 160. Experts are now questioning this disparity and the FDA is now considering tightening the tolerance to 15% or even 10%.
The same model using a 15% tolerance would yield bG values between 230 and 170, while a 10% tolerance would yield bG values between 220 and 180.
I don't know about you, but I'm banking on that 10% tolerance as the standard. After all, it's our lives in the balance.
;-)
The same model using a 15% tolerance would yield bG values between 230 and 170, while a 10% tolerance would yield bG values between 220 and 180.
I don't know about you, but I'm banking on that 10% tolerance as the standard. After all, it's our lives in the balance.
;-)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Medical Education: What is a 'Statin'?
A 'Statin' is any of a group of drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol.
Are There Benefits To A High-Fat Breakfast?
From the "International Journal of Obesity, March 30, 2010" - apparently there may be benefits to a High-Fat Breakfast. Researchers studying the effects in mice, stated that a high-fat breakfast may be better than a carb-heavy breakfast. The study found that mice that ate a high-fat breakfast didn't have cardiovascular risk factors such as, weight gain, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, and high triglycerides - while the ones that ate carb-heavy breakfasts did. According to the study, eating a high-fat diet in the morning turned on fat metabolism but also helped the mice respond more efficiently to carbs during the day. High-carb breakfasts, on the other hand, made it hard for them to use fat efficiently later in the day.
I find this interesting since much of the time people that are overweight spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to eliminate fat from their diets completely. This study seems to allude that fat eaten at one strategic point in the day may hold untapped benefits for us!
I'm definitely going to keep a watchful eye for more on this topic ;-)
I find this interesting since much of the time people that are overweight spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to eliminate fat from their diets completely. This study seems to allude that fat eaten at one strategic point in the day may hold untapped benefits for us!
I'm definitely going to keep a watchful eye for more on this topic ;-)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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