By: larissabrown | 2010-11-12 | Alternative Medicine The Glycemic Index is a nutrition concept that can help you sort out the pros and cons of carbohydrates. It is a comparative guide to the rise in insulin levels that occurs after eating carbohydrates. read more
By: Samuel Eskenasy | 2010-04-01 | Nutrition The good Carbohydrate, compared to bad, cause only a moderate rise in blood level Glucose. These include full grain, brown rice, pulse like lentils dry beans, most fruits (best to eat them first on an empty stomach) and most vegetables, especially if they are rich fibers, such as garlic, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce green beans. read more
By: Jonathan T Edwards | 2010-11-12 | Nutrition The glycemic index for foods was invented by a person called David Jenkins. Thomas Woleover is also the founder of the glycemic index for foods. The purpose of the index is to classify food that has high amount of carbohydrate. It classifies the food based n the simple or complex carbohydrate structure. read more
By: Jonathan T Edwards | 2010-10-26 | Nutrition The glycemic index foods list is getting more and more popular to those who are suffering from diabetes, and even to those who are non-diabetics. But the glycemic index foods list can be incorporated to anyone's health as long as they want to stay healthy. read more
By: Lisa G Robertson | 2010-03-29 | Weight Loss There are many people who will claim that low glycemic index diets work wonders for helping to shape your body and improve your overall health, but do these diets really work? Simply put, the principle for this diet revolves around your body's metabolism and how quickly or slowly it digests food. read more
By: Jonathan T Edwards | 2010-11-11 | Nutrition Although helpful, there are some people who are finding it a bit hard understanding the glycemic index, especially when using it in making diet menu plans. Aside from that, the value of a food listed on the GI may sometimes depend on various factors. For instance, a food with a GI of 14 could increase or decrease its GI ranking depending on its preparation or the way it was cooked. It could also depend on how much food a certain individual consumes. read more
By: Darryl S | 2010-03-30 | Diabetes There is an added factor when considering the glycemic index, which is the glycemic load. The glycemic load is for some an added source of confusion when calculating and considering the glycemic index numbers. Some sources provide charts with both glycemic index alongside glycemic load figures, which for the uninitiated, it can be perplexing. But there is good reason to consider using both the index and the load at the same time, or at least become familiar with both. And it is best to start with the glycemic index for certain, as this is what was first introduced some nearly thirty years ago. read more
By: Jonathan T Edwards | 2010-10-25 | Nutrition You may have already looked around and found out that the glycemic index list is a good way to measure your diet. But there are also other options such as glycemic index books. Although there are many on the market having a solid book to study and learn by could greatly help you achieve your GI diet needs. read more
By: Jonathan T Edwards | 2010-10-23 | Nutrition Because we aspire to become healthy and fit, we certainly have to take in healthy and balanced food items; and understanding the bread glycemic index listings could possibly help to that. The index could assist you given that it offers useful facts concerning the food items which you consume along with the impacts these food types contain and the actual activity of the insulin level. read more
By: Tim Karlilar | 2011-09-18 | Nutrition 'Alcohol glycemic index value is generally very low, so it should be all right and even healthy to drink' is a myth. Alcohol GI, except for certain liquors, is zero or very low as alcohol itself is not a carbohydrate as some believe and does not contain any carbs but it is indeed very high in calories. 1 gram of alcohol contains 7 calories, heaps more than protein or carbs. read more
By: Frank Vandy | 2010-03-30 | Weight Loss Over the past several years, high protein, low carb diets have gained a lot of popularity, but the truth is carbohydrates should be an essential part of your diet. They provide important nutrients, vitamins and provide your body with the fuel it needs to get through the day. The trick is to know what carbs are good for you and what carbs are bad for you. read more
By: Jonathan T Edwards | 2010-10-30 | Nutrition A lot of misinformed rice lovers believe that white rice is a lot better than brown due to the misconception in some areas that brown rice is food for the poor, animals or the peasant. What these people do not know is that, brown rice is a lot better and healthier than white rice. Brown rice is considered as the most balanced amongst all cereal grains. read more
By: Jonathan T Edwards | 2010-10-27 | Nutrition Oatmeal is still somewhat of a universal food although its heyday is long past. People use it in a large variety of meals, for skin care and even for skin afflictions. It offers soothing relief to self inflicted pains as well such as sunburns, poison ivy or oak afflictions or even just really tired and sore feet! With loads of benefits relating to the glycemic index of oatmeal it seems well worth investigating. So what is it that is so important about the glycemic index of oatmeal anyway? read more
By: Darryl S | 2010-03-27 | Nutrition Preparing for your new low sugar glycemic index diet plan will not be a monumental task, but certainly some effort on your part will be required to adjust. You will have to find not only what appeals to your taste buds, but what also satisfies your appetite. For you to begin choosing all low sugar glycemic index food sources that are bland by taste would be a discouraging way to start any new diet plan. read more