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Guide to Long-term Health Benefits of Low GI Eating

by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller, Dr. Thomas M.S. Wolever, Kaye Foster-Powell and Dr. Stephen Colagiuri

4th Edition
With Over 1 million copies sold of the three previous editions, The Low Glycemic Index Handbook presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date information about the glycemic index (GI), the universally recognized way to distinguish how different carbohydrates affect your blood glucose levels. Grounded in nearly thirty years of research and written by the world's leading glycemic index authorities, the Low Glycemic Index Handbook shows how and why eating low glycemic index foods has major health benefits, both immediate and long-term.

This fourth edition features all the key elements such as: the most recent scientific findings on the benefits of a low glycemic index lifestyle; an overview of glycemic load and how you can use this companion concept with your low glycemic index diet; and real-life success stories from people who have improved their health by making the switch  to low glycemic index eating. This edition also includes:

• New Chapters dedicated to prediabetes, pregnancy, and hearth health
• The Glycemic Index values for more than 1,300 different foods and prepared meals, including gluten-free options
• Easy, delicious recipes and weekly low glycemic index menu ideas (with vegetarian and gluten-free options)
• How to increase protein content and eat more low glycemic index foods for maximum weight-loss maintenance

If you want to lose weight, sustain your weight loss, manage your diabetes, improve your blood glucose levels and better your cardiovascular health and your sense of well being, this is the book for you.

Cover Price: $16.95, 8.9 x 6, 400 pages, 2010