Azmina in the media
NHS Choices, Underweight Adults (September 2008)
If you’re underweight, you could be damaging your body in all sorts of ways. That includes a weakened immune system, fragile bones and a lack of energy.
Daily Mail - Are you living life too fast?
Registered dietitian Azmina Govindji added: 'Eating on the go, stressful jobs, busy social lives and a hectic lifestyle in general-can compromise our overall wellbeing. This in turn can affect our digestion, especially if we eat unbalanced foods.
Mirror - Fit for summer: Get a jiggle-free bikini bum! (May 2008)
"Eating protein with every meal helps repair and build the muscles you're exercising," says dietitian Azmina Govindji, author of The Hot Body Plan.
Mirror - Ten difficult dieting decisions (Apr 2008)
Snacks or no snacks? Start a diet and most of us think we need to give up snacks. But snacking can actually help us lose weight says Azmina Govindji, dietitian and co-author of The GI Plan (Vermilion, £7.99).
Daily Mail - Parents told chips can cause cancer (Oct 2007)
Azmina Govindji, of the British Dietetic Association, said: "Chips should definitely not be part of a child's every day diet."
ITV.com - Plant Based Foods (July 2007)
Eating a varied mix of foods makes good common sense. When you look at what you eat, is your plate mainly based on animal foods?
The Times (Times 2) - Diet tips to beat Type 2 Diabetes (Aug 2006)
(contribution to article "Waistlines hide a ticking time bomb")
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Daily Mail - Lose a stone in 10 days... with maple syrup diet (Aug 2006)
Azmina Govindji of the British Dietetic Association warned dieters should treat any "miracle" products with caution.
"There is no evidence that detoxing is any better for you than eating a balanced, healthy diet.
…"It is unlikely to have enough calories or the balance of protein, carbohydrates and essential fats and other vitamins and minerals."
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Mirror- Can you fool your genes? (Feb 2006)
Family history plays a part in many grave illnesses but there are things you can do to slash your risk.
"Research suggests a diet based mainly on foods low on the glycaemic index could help your body use glucose more efficiently, so may reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes," says Azmina Govindji, dietitian and author of The 10-Day GI Diet…
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The Independent - Azmina’s work & Dietetics featured (Oct 2005)
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Mirror - What is your body trying to tell you? (Sep 2005)
DISCOLOURED PATCHES ON NECK
"This can be a sign of insulin resistance, a condition that can lead to diabetes, especially if you're putting on weight around your middle and notice similar patches on your elbows or knees," says dietician Azmina Govindji.
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Mirror - What's the big diet of 2005? (Dec 2004)
THE GI PLAN book, by Azmina Govindji and Nina Puddefoot, scores top marks in a review of diet books of the year. (read reviews) link to
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BBC Radio 4, The Food Programme - Discussing healthier crisps (Aug 2004)
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Evening Standard - Low carb, high price KitKat (May 2004)
BDA spokesman and nutritionist Azmina Govindji said: 'The reality is that people can eat KitKat and Rolo as part of a normal healthy diet, without going to these extremes."
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BBC Radio 4, The Food Programme - How much sugar should we eat? (Aug 2004)
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BBC News - Scientists endorse Atkins diet (May 2004)
Dietitian Azmina Govindji, of the British Dietetic Association, also warned people against thinking Atkins, or other similar diets, were the best way to lose weight.
She said: "Do not be sucked in by the cabbage soup diet and other fad diets.
"The thing to remember about all these quick-fix diets is they do help you lose weight very, very quickly but often you will put it back on very, very quickly and they often miss out on whole food groups, so you are not getting the full range of vitamins and minerals you need."
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Evening Standard (thisislondon.co.uk) - We stick with Atkins (Mar 2004)
Azmina Govindji, of the British Dietetic Association, said: "There is no doubt that Atkins does work, but slimmers are looking for the next big thing."
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Evening Standard (thisislondon.co.uk) - 24/7 Life is bad for us (Nov 2003)
Registered dietitian Azmina Govindji added: 'Eating on the go, stressful jobs, busy social lives and a hectic lifestyle in general-can compromise our overall wellbeing. This in turn can affect our digestion, especially if we eat unbalanced foods.
'The answer is to find simple, manageable steps towards a healthier lifestyle, finding the combination of diet and physical activity that works for you, whether you are a working mother, a doctor working night shifts, or someone who sits at a desk all day.'
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The Guardian - Hey, sugar (on GI) (Nov 2003)
Azmina Govindji, spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association, says that GI is far more complicated than it looks. "Not all low GI foods are healthy, for a start. Chocolate, for instance, actually has a relatively low GI," he says. "So does ice-cream. But you wouldn't lose much weight if they were your dietary staples. Much of a food's GI is to do with how it is processed by the body. This can be incredibly complicated. For instance, your body breaks down wholemeal bread quickly - so it has quite a high GI - but it takes a long time to break down the wholegrains in granary bread, which therefore has a low GI."
And according to Govindji, who also wrote the book Healthy Eating for Diabetes with Anthony Worrall Thompson, "Some studies suggest that if you have 'Syndrome X', a kind of insulin resistance, eating high-GI foods can be unhelpful."
"In diabetes, blood sugar and insulin levels need to be very well controlled," says Govindji. "So the GI index of your diet can be helpful as part of an overall diabetes treatment plan."
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Daily mail - Love myths: uncovered (July 2003)
According to Azmina Govindji of the British Dietetic Association, being in love can give you more security and emotional comfort than being single, which means you're more likely to put on weight.
'When you are in a couple, you tend to let go of attachments such as body image because you are no longer hunting for a partner and enter into a comfort zone,' she says.
Azmina believes that single people are likely to be out of the house more, but when they are at home prepare quick-fix meals rather than going to the same lengths as cooking for two.
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Daily Mail - What to eat as a vegetarian teenager and from 60 plus (Nov 2002)
According to Azmina Govindji of the British Dietetic Association by the time you reach 30, your bones have achieved their maximum strength and low calcium stores in adolescence can compromise this.
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BBC News - Doctors 'ration dietary advice' (Sept 2002)
Spokesperson Azmina Govindji told BBC News Online: "It is absolutely crucial that GPs spend more time understanding the science of nutrition and the place that a healthy diet has in the management of a range of conditions such as diabetes, cancer, coronary heart disease and high blood pressure."
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Observer’s 2003 Bestseller list (123 Success: Weight Watchers)
The Book People's bestsellers for the past 12 months (includes):
123 Success: Weight Watchers by Azmina Govindji (Simon and Schuster)
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The Guardian - Loaves and loo rolls (on student food) (Nov 2000)
"It's a wonderful idea," said consultant nutritionist Azmina Govindji. "The worse thing is that students are missing meals - above all else they should be eating regularly. My one concern is that these set grocery lists might contain an unnecessary amount of salt."
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