When in = out
Heard of energy balance? The concept may not be so well known. Still, the fact is that energy balance is one of the most important
February 25, 2021
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Hi, my name is Elin Östman and I am a PhD in nutrition from Lund University.
I have spent 20 years of research finding out how we can eat to stay healthy and reduce the risk of obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. I have focused especially on how to reduce the large blood sugar fluctuations that much of the food we eat gives rise to and which are proven to be bad for our health. One result of my research is Good Idea – the table water that can balance your blood sugar. Good Idea will be launched in Sweden autumn 2020.
Today, I am the Chief Scientific Officer for Good Idea. This means that I am responsible for our product keeping its promise (“Balance your blood sugar”) and for the clinical studies we continuously do with different groups of people. For a couple of years I have been blogging about blood sugar related topics on our American website (link to blog) Now I look forward to doing the same here at home. So welcome to my Swedish blog, about halthy (and unhealthy) eating from my perspective. I plan to post about once a week and will do my best to answer questions in my area of expertise.
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A balanced diet does it!
Live happily without carbohydrates! Eat eggs and lose kilos! Boost your immune system with a green smoothie! Rinse the gut and become a new person!
February 18, 2021
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Potatoes are hot!
When market researcher Demoskop asked more than one thousand Swedes about their food preferences in 2020, it turned out that this year’s most popular food
February 10, 2021
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“The Sugar Check” – is that all you need?
Sockerchecken AB (The Sugar Check) is a Swedish company that has developed a system for labeling food based on added sugar content. The color scale
February 1, 2021
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It´s me again!
After a month of silence over the holidays, it feels like high time to resume blogging. This spring, I will continue to write about different
January 21, 2021
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Why do you get tired after a meal?
Eyelids can feel so heavy after a hearty meal. Sometimes it can be nice to just give in, take a nap. But there are also
December 15, 2020
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When today’s special is a sandwich
In these times of working from home, today’s lunch often becomes a sandwich. It may sound meager to some ears, but the fact is that
December 7, 2020
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How do you know what is healthy – really?
Easy, right? For example, most people probably agree that eating wild berries is beneficial. Blueberries, lingonberries, and other goodies from the forest, slowly and naturally
December 1, 2020
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What is so good about fermented foods?
Yogurt and cheese. Tofu. Beer and wine. Sauerkraut and kimchi. Cocoa, soy, kombucha, and kefir. Sour herring and sourdough bread. The list can be made
November 23, 2020
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Everything. Just not always.
I have spent many years researching foods with preventive properties. Therefore it is not so strange that I sometimes get questions about how to eat
November 17, 2020
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Too close to the fridge? Tips for healthy homework.
In times like these, it is easy to despair. Humans need social contacts to feel good, and most of us had at least hoped that
November 10, 2020
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A modest launch…
This blog will never be a forum for product advertising. That would be underestimating you as a reader. But this week is unique because we
November 2, 2020
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In the healthiest of societies?
Media is flooded with tips and stories about what to eat and drink and how to stay healthy. The good examples are almost everywhere. This
October 26, 2020
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Dietary fiber makes the gut talk to the brain.
Does that sound weird? The explanation will come a little further down in the text. You probably already knew that dietary fiber is carbohydrates from
October 20, 2020
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Is dietary advice a personal thing?
Biohacking is a growing trend whose followers regard their own bodies and brains as machines that can be optimized by adding “fuel” of various kinds.
October 12, 2020
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GI – more complicated than it sounds!
GI, or glycemic index, is a term that first saw the light of day in 1981, in the prestigious American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It
October 6, 2020
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