The New Glucose Revolution Shopper's Guide to GI Values 2009: The Authoritative Source of Glycemic Index Values for More Than 1,000 Foods [Mass Market Paperback]

Jennie Brand-Miller (Author), Kaye Foster-Powell (Author)

Book Description

Series: New Glucose Revolution Shopper's Guide to GI Values | Publication Date: December 29, 2008

Whether you’re grocery shopping, planning dinner, eating out, or meeting with your nutritionist or dietitian, the fourth annual edition of the Shopper’s Guide to GI Values 2009—previous editions of which have sold more than 140,000 copies—is a must for everyone seeking healthier eating habits. Newly revised and updated, the convenient, at-a-glance tables make this the one necessary guide for people following the glycemic index (GI) for health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or PCOS; to lose weight; or to improve their overall well-being and fitness. Shopper’s Guide is the only annually updated book of GI values, featuring more than 1,200 foods and their GI values and comprehensive nutritional data for calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, fiber, and sodium.

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About the Author

Jennie Brand-Miller, Ph.D., and Kaye Foster-Powell, M. Nutr. & Diet., are co-authors of more than 20 books in the New York Times bestselling New Glucose Revolution series. They live in Australia.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books (December 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738212520
• ISBN-13: 978-0738212524
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, May 3, 2009

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P. Vela "PV in CA" (Corte Madera, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is very disappointing. I bought it in order to help myself make better choices for meals and snacks, and to also make better choices for my kids' snacks. First of all, it appears to be an advertisement for "President's Choice" line of foods, which have tons of listings in almost every food category, and I have never even heard of them. After a little web research I found that those foods are Canadian, which helps explain why I had not heard of them. This also may explain why I haven't heard of many of the brands listed in the book. And something like "Balance Bars," which are highly distributed everywhere, aren't even listed! How on earth Balance Bars aren't listed in this book boggles my mind. That's my, and many, kids' snack of choice and I have no idea if it is helping them or hurting them. Perhaps this book is just a rehash of an old version of the book? The yogurt section has 35 Yoplait yogurt listings, 10 Nestle yogurt listings, and only 3 generic listings. Is this an ad for Yoplait yogurt? Why would you need 35 Yoplait yogurt listings??? It makes one think that they just wanted to fill up some pages to make it appear they did research.
Again, overall this book is very disappointing and unusable for me. I wasted my money.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag, September 13, 2009

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moderne28 "moderne28" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

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I was very excited when I ordered this book. However, I was disappointed when I read it. Almost half the book is a repeat of information in the author's other book on the GI. Next, I would estimate 50% of the foods in the book are not available in the United States. Presumably they are foods available in Australia where the author is from. It would have been nice to know this in advance. I'm not sure I would buy this again.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for watching glycemic index, January 24, 2009

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Makalaka (East Coast USA) - See all my reviews

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Again (as usual) the group of experts that put this together every year have done a superb job. Their comprehensive list of both name brand and generic items that are easily found and clearly explained make this book an excellent resource for shopping and dining while at the same time being small enough to carry in your pocket or purse. All in all - another excellent help for following a heart and diabetic healthy diet!