Losing weight can be beneficial for your overall health and well being. Having said that, being thinner does not always mean that you or another person are actually healthy on the inside. Some people are naturally set up through their genetics to have a smaller frame and to be able to keep their weight down easily, [...]
Amylose and Amylopectin? Am I looking too deep into the structure of food molecules, or simply identifying what we all need to understand to finally make sense of all the information out there about carbohydrates. I am going to go with the latter and continue to go on and explain.. Carbohydrates (the food molecule that [...]
When it comes to managing your blood sugar levels, there is no better tool than glycaemic index (my opinion at least!). People with Diabetes are often educated on glycaemic index, although really, it is a useful tool for everyone to use and understand. The Goodness Superfoods products all have a low glycaemic index, and for this reason [...]
What is fibre? Fibre is made up of the indigestible parts or compounds of plants, which pass relatively unchanged through our stomach and intestines. The main role of fibre is to keep the digestive system healthy. Other terms for dietary fibre include ‘bulk’ and ‘roughage’, which can be misleading since some forms of fibre are [...]
GI stands for Glycaemic index. This is a ranking of carbohydrate-containing foods based on how they affect blood sugar levels. Low GI foods, such as the Goodness Superfoods cereal range, are digested and absorbed slowly, reducing the rise in blood glucose (and subsequently the hormone insulin) compared to a high GI food. This helps to [...]
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