The Glycemic Index Chart can be very useful once you have gained a good understanding of its concept. The great thing about it once you finally are aware of the the meaning of the numbers, it will really alter your focus on your eating habits. To start with it could be a touch challenging nonetheless once you understand the point you will have all you need to get a proper and healthy diet.
Inside the Glycemic Index food items are ranked from 1 to 100 with 1 being the lowest and 100 the highest. The range is split into 3 sub-categories High, Medium and Low with Medium above 55 and High above 70 and Low below 55. High Glycemic Index food will be digested rapidly as glucose in to the bloodstream creating a “sugar high”. Any time blood glucose goes too high the system very quickly reduces it out causing a “sugar low” because of the speed of reduction. With blood glucose levels dropping like this you’ll hunger for sugary or starchy foods most likely high GI ones and when you eat them the cycle starts all over again. To get to a healthier diet you need to eliminate this cycle altogether. The solution is to consume primarily low Glycemic Index food products, which tend to include more natural products rather than those heavily processed.
In comparison low Glycemic Index foods are actually digested extremely gradually and the glucose gradually hits the blood stream over an interval preventing spikes or sugar highs plus preventing you feeling hunger. Because food products above 70 are high and the ones above 55 medium it is best to stay away from the high where possible and minimize your consumption of medium. Your healthiest option is to pick low GI food items from the Glycemic index chart for the majority of of your diet but it is still OK to eat some of the medium and, if you really must, high ones but make that it is in combination with low ones to avoid the sugar highs.
Visit the CompleteGlycemicIndex.com for more information on the various aspects of the Glycemic Index.
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This post was written by LGID_Assistant on May 1, 2011
