Product Description

This is the ultimate guide to the nutritional content, including GI and GL ratings, of over 1,500 favourite foods and drinks. At a glance tables show the GI (glycemic index) rating, GL (glycemic load), fat, calories, protein and carbohydrate content. Including essential nutritional facts for every type of diet and special food needs, this handy pocket format book is in clear A-Z organization for easy use.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #224759 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Top Sante
'with its glycaemic index of over 1,500 foods and drinks, it'll
keep your energy levels sky high'

About the Author
Dr Wynnie Chan is a nutrition consultant and health writer who has over 18 years of experience in the field of nutrition and health. She graduated from King s College London with a first class honours degree in Nutrition and then went on to obtain a PhD from the same university. She has written a number of books including The Food and Diet Counter and Fresh Chinese.

Customer Reviews

Contradicts itself and other books
I noticed that this book contradicts the information in one or two other GI books I've read. I'm not a medical expert, so I'm not qualified to tell you whether this book is more or less accurate than the books it contradicts. But I noticed two alarming things that make me question the usefulness of this book:

1. It contains at least one contradiction; on page 54, it lists "chicken and mushroom pie, single crust" as a having a high Glycaemic Index and High Glycaemic Load, and on page 122, it lists the exact same item as having a low GI and low GL. It's entirely possible that I just happened to stumble on the only error in the book--but it makes me nervous.

2. It contains a fine print warning on the copyright page saying "Some values have been estimated based on similar foods." Given that two similar items can have different GIs, I'm not sure what to make of this warning.

Handy little guide
Handy little book that has been invaluable since my husband went on a low GI/GL diet.