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For adolescents, go South Beach, dietary expert recommends.(Across Specialties)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News Publication Date: 01-FEB-08 Author: Kirn, Timothy F.
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COPYRIGHT 2008 International Medical News Group
SALT LAKE CITY -- A South Beach Diet-type program may be the one to recommend to adolescents who want to lose weight, Sharon Weston, a registered dietician, said at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Current evidence seems to suggest that weight management is best abetted by the approach that focuses on the glycemic index of food, particularly carbohydrates, rather than on the amount of fats, said Ms. Weston, a pediatric nutrition specialist at Children's Hospital Boston. The South Beach Diet is such a program.
The glycemic index is a way of referring to the body's physiologic response to a particular food, specifically indicating how the food affects blood glucose levels, Ms. Weston said. Certain foods cause a greater rise in blood glucose and thus have a higher glycemic index. Low--glycemic index foods include whole grain wheat, pasta, lentils, legumes,...
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