Low Glycemic Living

18/08/2024

ALERT! Aug 8, 2024

Is erythritol linked to blood clots?

A rent study found that drinking a beverage with erythritol more than doubled the risk of blood clotting, whereas sugar did not have the same effect. What's alarming is that this result was observed with just a single serving of 30 grams of erythritol, an amount typically found in sugar-free sodas or muffins.

Even if you use Stevia or other "healthy" sugar substitutes, if you read the label you'll see Erythritol, often as the main ingredient. While it is organic, it is used to bulk up your sugar substitutes.

The recent study is very compelling and disturbing and I will be looking for other options.

The artificial sweetener erythritol increased potential for blood clotting compared to sugar, Cleveland Clinic researchers found in a new study.

21/04/2024

Who has improved health with probiotics? There are so many choices so thought I'd ask the people who have used them.

18/04/2024

Ok, the nerdy me is pretty excited about finding these guidelines. Free PDF of government nutrition guidelines. Maybe not the last word but a good starting place.

13/04/2024

Curious about the nutritional values of most any food. You can find out right here.

29/02/2024

Bok choy is part of the cruciferous vegetable family, which includes broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower to name a few. Family members which are cultivars from the exact same Brassica rapa species as bok choy include napa cabbage, rapini, and turnips.

Per serving (1 cup shredded), bok choy delivers 70.7 mg glucosinolates, 35% DV vitamin C, 27% DV vitamin K, 187.6 mg polyphenols, 1905.4 μg carotenoids, 17% DV vitamin A, and 12% DV folate.

26/02/2024

Har!

24/02/2024

Nutrivore Scores of popular nuts:
Brazil nuts - 694
Chestnuts - 389
Walnuts - 303
Hazelnuts - 292
Pistachios - 265
Almonds - 234
Pine nuts - 222
Pecans - 221
Peanuts - 219
Cashew nuts - 203
Macadamia nuts - 167

10/01/2024

Pomegranates are considered one of the five oldest cultivated fruits (others include olives, grapes, date palms and figs).

Pomegranates are a good source of polyphenols, copper, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B5 and folate.

Hope all the nutrition in this fruit POMped you up!

08/01/2024

You got me to thinking I should know more about my sugar substitutes. One of the links below is government sponsored research and very thorough and then a WebMD link (in comments) which is suprisingly balanced. See below.

The sugar alcohol erythritol is a relatively new food ingredient. It is naturally occurring in plants, however, produced commercially by fermentation. It is also produced endogenously via the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). Consumers perceive erythritol ...

07/01/2024

What is your favorite sugar substitute and why?

27/10/2023

This is a FREE and nice nutrition course about our old friend Carbohydrates.