we got the message low fat, low fat, low fat. Everything we bought was low fat. And we replaced some of that

fat with carbohydrates. And then we ended up on that kind of carbohydrate sugar roller coaster that

glucose spikes. We get hungry. And then we're on this kind of cycle where we're hungry and we're

hungry and we're hungry. And research actually shows that when we get those spikes and those dips,

we don't just eat more in that minute.

We actually eat more over the next 24 hours.

Well, Dr. Amy McKenzie is an expert in metabolic health

and the clinical and medical director for Abbott's lingo business. Her mission is to help

you focus not just on how to eat right, but how to eat what's right for you. Welcome to the

Liz Earl Wellbeing Show, the podcast helping us all have a better second half. I'm Liz Earl and as you probably know by now, my mission is to find

ways for all of us to thrive in later life by investing in our health and our well-being today.

And this episode is brought to you by Lingo. Well, all this month, we are recognising international

women's day by finding ways to lift up

the sisterhood. And as far as I'm concerned, really, that has to start with you moving yourself

up your own priority list. You know, you can't help empower others unless you've helped

yourself first. And you know full well that I think one of the best,

and quite frankly, non-negotiable ways to look after ourselves, is to fuel properly.

Are you the brilliantly busy woman who's secretly skipping meals because you think you just

don't have time? Are you grabbing a sweet snack in the car between looking after kids and visiting parents?

Is your energy slumping mid-afternoon despite eating all day?

Well, Dr. Amy McKenzie is the medical and clinical director for Abbott's lingo business,

and she reckons understanding your glucose levels might just be the key to more energy,

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