Category Archives: Low GL Diet
Patrick Holford: Why Did BBC Oxford Radio Give Him Free Advertising?
BBC Radio Oxford broadcast an infomercial for Patrick Holford’s books and his commercial diet programme. They did not invite any experts to discuss his diet or claims, question whether the ‘free diet trial’ involved purchasing supplements or blood tests, nor ask for detail of the ‘science’ that he claims supports his advice. Continue reading
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Resistant Starch: Misunderstood and Mis-promoted
Men’s Health advises its readers to eat vegetables with resistant starch because it is a good dieting aid. Unfortunately, the recipe that they give neglects to mention the important fact that, for potatoes, it is essential that the vegetable should be cooled in order for the resistant starch to form as heating destroys the crystals. Simple dietary messages are easily garbled in the media but journalists and readers blame scientists for any resulting confusion. Continue reading
Filed under blood sugar, GL diet, glycaemic load, glycemic load, Low GL Diet
Doughnuts, the Daily Mail and competing interests
Under the encouraging headline “Doughnuts are not the enemy”, the Daily Mail discusses some interesting new research on diet, carbohydrates and Body Mass Index (BMI). However, they also quote Patrick Holford as an expert: disappointingly, Holford’s claim that high carbohydrate … Continue reading
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Patrick Holford v. Dr. Sarah Jarvis – the Video
Related Reading Patrick Holford v. Dr. Sarah Jarvis in the Arena of Diabetes Management Patrick Holford v. Dr. Sarah Jarvis in the Arena of Diabetes Management Part 2
Filed under GL diet, glycaemic load, glycemic load, GMTV, health, Holford, Jarvis, Low GL Diet, Sarah Jarvis, Uncategorized
