Jennie Brand-Miller

Professor Jennie Brand-Miller is Professor Emeritus at The University of Sydney's Department of BIO. Her research spans rheumatology and arthritis, public health nutrition, nutrition and dietetics, clinical nutrition, endocrinology, food properties, clinical sciences, nutrigenomics, and personalised nutrition. She is known for her work on the glycemic index and its impact on health. Brand-Miller's current research includes diabetes prevention and the investigation of diets during pregnancy. She is also involved in examining the role of fat and protein in nutrition. Her work has contributed significantly to the understanding of carbohydrate absorption and its implications for chronic disease prevention.

Jennie Brand-Miller is a researcher at the University of Sydney with a focus on the impact of dietary carbohydrates on health outcomes. Her work explores the role of glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) in managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. She has contributed significantly to the development of international GI tables and has investigated the relationship between diet quality and chronic disease risk. Her research also includes the physiological effects of GI, postprandial glycemia, and the influence of dietary components like β-glucan on cardiovascular health.