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  • Certified diabetes educator Gary Scheiner writes in "Strike the Spike II" that for people who have diabetes and an A1C lower than 7.5 percent, post-meal blood sugars are actually owed more credit than pre-meal blood sugars.

    Riva Greenberg: The High Carb Diet That Keeps You Healthy, Fit and Trim Riva Greenberg 2011

  • Certified diabetes educator Gary Scheiner writes in "Strike the Spike II" that for people who have diabetes and an A1C lower than 7.5 percent, post-meal blood sugars are actually owed more credit than pre-meal blood sugars.

    Riva Greenberg: The High Carb Diet That Keeps You Healthy, Fit and Trim Riva Greenberg 2011

  • The buzz surrounding this locally-inspired co-op of vendors from all over was insane-we asked our waitress at Five Leaves where we should start walking post-meal, and she smiled, telling us "Oh, you'll have no problem finding it."

    Honest Cooking: Top 10 Foodie Destinations in Williamsburg Honest Cooking 2011

  • As carbohydrate intake dictates the post-meal glucose/insulin response, limit sweets in favor of moderate-sized portions of unrefined carbohydrates, like whole grains, fruits, starchy vegetables, low fat milk and unsweetened yogurt -- spread out over smaller meals and snacks.

    Hillary Wright: The Most Common Hormonal Disorder For Women Hillary Wright 2011

  • Essentially, they saw mild improvement in blood pressure, improved mobilization of lipid and triglycerides, decreased liver function test levels along with inflammatory markers and improved post-meal fatty tissue utilization and sugar metabolism.

    Julie Chen, M.D.: Can Red Wine Help With Weight Loss? M.D. Julie Chen 2011

  • Amaro, the herbal liqueur long used as a post-meal digestive aid in Europe, is currently all the rage among the cocktail cognescenti; if bartenders aren't creating new drinks in which to include them, they're sharing an after-work snort of Fernet Branca or Cynar with their fellow in-the-know imbibers.

    Tony Sachs: What's News In Booze: 5 New Spirits To Tempt Your Taste Buds Tony Sachs 2011

  • This post-meal recovery period is being studied by scientists who are increasingly finding that what happens in the body after eating a big meal doesn't just bring on sleepiness, commonly known as food coma.

    Countdown to a Food Coma Shirley S. Wang 2011

  • While going for a walk after eating might help digestion, for example, recent studies suggest that exercising 12 or more hours before the meal can prevent one of the most damaging effects—a post-meal spike in a type of fat called triglycerides.

    Countdown to a Food Coma Shirley S. Wang 2011

  • Amaro, the herbal liqueur long used as a post-meal digestive aid in Europe, is currently all the rage among the cocktail cognescenti; if bartenders aren't creating new drinks in which to include them, they're sharing an after-work snort of Fernet Branca or Cynar with their fellow in-the-know imbibers.

    Tony Sachs: What's News In Booze: 5 New Spirits To Tempt Your Taste Buds Tony Sachs 2011

  • Essentially, they saw mild improvement in blood pressure, improved mobilization of lipid and triglycerides, decreased liver function test levels along with inflammatory markers and improved post-meal fatty tissue utilization and sugar metabolism.

    Julie Chen, M.D.: Can Red Wine Help With Weight Loss? M.D. Julie Chen 2011

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