The University of British Columbia’s Department of Food, Nutrition and Health, Dietetics is investigating the effect of dark chocolate on diabetics’ blood glucose levels in…
Barb KellyDecember 3, 2020
Most diabetics find controlling blood sugar levels a challenge. In many diabetics, even a little sugar in a mug of coffee or tea can cause…
Barb KellyNovember 15, 2019
Almost every season, in every country, there are traditional holidays during which chocolates are one of the most desired food by both adults and children.…
Barb KellyOctober 16, 2019
There is a myth circulating about diabetics and chocolates. Some diabetics believe that they should never eat chocolate because it will completely ruin their blood…
Barb KellyAugust 12, 2019
Originally published on HVMN by Dr. Brianna Stubbs and Nate Martins. Edited by Barb Kelly This is the first in a series of blogs that…
Barb KellyAugust 12, 2019
For many years, chocolate was considered a “bad” food because of its high levels of saturated fat and sugar. However, in the 1990’s several studies…
Barb KellyAugust 2, 2018
Stevia sweetener is an intensely sweet, white powder derived from the Stevia plant, which is native to Paraguay and Brazil but is now also grown…
Barb KellyJuly 27, 2018
Sugar Alcohols are a subset of Polyols. Technically, Polyols “are compounds with multiple functional hydroxyl groups bound to a carbon atom.” That’s a rather complicated…
Barb KellyJuly 25, 2018
