Alan Barclay

Alan Barclay, PhD, is a consultant dietitian who worked for Diabetes Australia (NSW) from 1998-2014. He is coauthor of The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes and a member of the editorial boards of the Diabetes Australia’s consumer magazine, Conquest, and health professional magazine, Diabetes Management Journal. Barclay is currently Chief Scientific Officer at the Glycemic Index Foundation.


The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweeteners
Discover the Taste, Use, Nutrition, Science, and Lore of Everything from Agave Nectar to Xylitol
by Philippa Sandall, Alan Barclay, Claudia Shwide-Slavin
Paperback | $16.95 US / $25.95 CAN

Today, supermarkets and natural food stores feature a bewildering variety of sugars and alternative sweeteners. The deluge of conflicting information doesn’t help. If choosing a sweetener leaves you scratching your head, this handy guide will answer all of your questions—even … Continue reading