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basic understanding of the glycemic index can promote weight loss
and help one manage diabetes. Consequently, familiarizing oneself
about the glycemic index can help you achieve weight loss goals.
Here are eight facts on the glycemic index:
1) Foods are indexed
according to a rating between 0 and 100.
2) Foods in the highest
position of the glycemic index contain the most sugar.
3) High Glycemic
Index foods in example simple carbohydrates can accelerate the
body's sugar levels. At the same token, low glycemic index foods
will improve the body's sugar levels at a slow deliberate pace.
4) Because the glycemic
index is complex, it cannot be defined and
generalized for all people. Everyone responds differently to
food.
5) The human body's
response to food is based on numerous variables which include;
the amount of sugar, activity level, time of day, insulin levels,
age, amount of fiber, amount of the food's fat in the food,
how the food was refined (processed), and what was ingested
with the food.
6) Also, the glycemic
index measures the ratio of carbohydrates to protein and fat.
As well how the food was prepared (baked, boiled, grilled or
sauted. These factors attribute to how the body metabolizes
how the body responds to the sugar level.
7) Predominantly,
foods with a low glycemic index should have very little effect
on the body's overall sugar levels. On the contrary, foods high
on the glycemic index impact an immediate affect on blood sugar
levels.
8) Unlike foods high
on the glycemic index, sustenance low on the glycemic index
releases glucose slowly and gradually into the blood stream.
Foods high on the glycemic chain trigger a rapid response in
the blood sugar levels. |
