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Meet the Medical Doctors, Scientists and Clinicians Behind The New Glucose Revolution ... Jennie Brand-Miller, PH.D., is Professor of Human Nutrition in the Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences at the University of Sydney, and President of the Nutrition Society of Australia. She has taught postgraduate students of nutrition and dietetics at the University of Sydney for over twenty-four years and currently leads a team of twelve research scientists whose work focuses on all aspects of carbohydrates-diet and diabetes, the glycemic index of foods, insulin resistance, lactose intolerance, and oligosaccharides in infant nutrition. She has published sixteen books and 140 journal articles and is the co-author of all books in the Glucose Revolution series. Thomas M.S. Wolever, M.D., PH.D., is Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, and a member of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. Since 1980 his research has focused on the glycemic index of foods and the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The co-author of most titles in the Glucose Revolution series, he lives in Toronto, Canada. Kaye Foster-Powell, M. Nutr. and Diet., is an accredited practicing dietitian with extensive experience in diabetes management. She has conducted research into the glycemic index of foods and its practical applications over the last fifteen years. Currently she is a dietitian with Wentworth Area Diabetes Services in New South Wales and consults on all aspects of the glycemic index. She is the co-author of all books in the Glucose Revolution series. Stephen Colagiuri, M.D., is the Director of the Diabetes Centre and Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, New South Wales. He is the author of more than 100 scientific papers, many concerned with the importance of carbohydrates in the diet of people with diabetes, and the co-author of most books in the Glucose Revolution series. Lisa Lintner, author of recipes in this book, also created the recipes for The Glucose Revolution Life Plan and is the author of Vegetables-A Taste of the Country. Johanna Burani, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., adaptor of the North American edition of this book, is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with more than thirteen years of experience in nutritional counseling. The co-author of The Glucose Revolution Life Plan and Good Carbs, Bad Carbs, as well as several other books and professional manuals, she specializes in designing individual meal plans based on low-GI food choices. She lives in Mendham, New Jersey.Brand-Miller, Jennie is the author of 'New Glucose Revolution The Authoritative Guide to the Glycemic Index, the Dietary Solution for Lifelong Health', published 2003 under ISBN 9781569245064 and ISBN 1569245061.
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