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Research and Markets: Global Market Review Of The GI-Diets Industry With Forecasts To 2010.


DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland
Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River.
, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19131) has announced the addition of Global Market Review Of The GI-Diets Industry With Forecasts To 2010 to their offering

This pioneering report discusses the obsession obsession /ob·ses·sion/ (ob-sesh´un) a persistent unwanted idea or impulse that cannot be eliminated by reasoning.obses´sive

ob·ses·sion
n.
1.
 with dieting and the recent fads that have swept the world, encouraging immense weight loss and changing our lives forever. Although these diets often come and go, one in particular seems to be favoured by consumers- the low carb carb 1  
n. Informal
A carburetor.
 diet, the latest of which being the Glycemic Index gly·ce·mic index
n.
An index that measures the ability of a given food to elevate blood sugar.


glycemic index,
n
 (GI) diet. Offering a more healthy, natural and balanced approach to eating than its predecessor, the Atkins diet Atkins Diet Definition

The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet.
, it is being embraced in the UK and looks to appeal to Europeans, who opt for a more lifestyle approach to losing weight, along with Americans and Australians, who loved the rapid results of low carb.

GI diet books are being sold in Tesco (UK), which is currently re-labelling many of its products to show the glycemic index. With sales of Rick Gallops GI Diet book, at over 600,000 copies and being translated into 12 different languages, now is the time for the food industry to note the public's response to this diet.

This report outlines the origins of the GI diet, regional markets and trends, and key players in the low carb diet industry. It also discusses activities of retailers in the UK, and forecasts future trends and effects of the diet on the food industry to 2010.

Topics covered in the report:

- The origins of the glycemic index

- Fighting against syndrome X syndrome X
n.
A cluster of metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance, high blood levels of triglycerides, low blood levels of HDL-cholesterol, and obesity, that increase the risk of chronic diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery
, obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index.  and diabetes

- Regional markets and trends

- Huge choice of GI-style diets available

- Focus on the key players

- Barriers to low carb growth

- Retailer activity (UK)

- The global market for low carb and low GI to 2010

- Conclusions and future forecasts

Companies mentioned:

Carbolite

Carbophobia

Carblife

Go Lower

The GoodCarb Company

Tesco

Marks & Spencer

Waitrose

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19131
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