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Low Glycemic Index Foods Are As Good A Means To Lose Weight As Low Calorie Diets

December 2nd, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

The glycemic index creates a classification with a numeric value on each type of food that helps you in determining whether a particular food that you are consuming is in fact good for keeping your weight down and whether it will also help you to lose weight. And, it is especially true that a low glycemic index points to those foods that are part of low glycemic diets and which are good for almost everybody, and are especially beneficial to the diabetics who need to eat such foods the most in order to lose weight.

Eat As Much As You Want

Thus foods listed on the low glycemic index are those with which you won’t have much problem sticking to, and on which there are also no restrictions as to the amount of them that you can consume while still being able to lose weight in the process. All that it means is that if you follow the foods listed on a low glycemic index, you will not only lose weight and improve your health, but will also enjoy a substantially better lifestyle than what most other diets would allow.

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A Diet With Low GI Food Will Help You Lose Weight

November 30th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

The glycemic index (GI) is a form of measurement that can tell you how fast a food will raise your blood sugar level. This is particularly helpful for people who suffer from diabetes. It is easier for them to manage their strict diets if they are aware of the glycemic index in the food they eat. Low GI food will also help you to lose weight or maintain your weight. Many diets that have been developed for children are based on low GI foods. Sugar does nothing but add fat and weight onto people and with the packaged foods and fast food industry as it is today, most of our children cannot help but to be overweight. With a little help and understanding of low GI foods and exercise, the battle of the bulge with our children can be won.

The Lower The Better

The lower the GI food, the sooner you will see results in your waistline. Obesity is sweeping the world and if we all understood what we are eating, then maybe we can live our lives in a healthier way. Cherries are one of the lowest GI foods and a perfect treat for kids. Fresh, ripe cherries are a delicious snack and can quench the taste for something sweet, without adding fat to the body. Beans are another low GI food which could be consumed daily. Whatever beans are your favorites; black beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, green beans, pinto beans, lima beans, red lentil beans, baked beans, butter beans, soy beans, navy beans or cannellini beans, this low GI food will help to balance out your day’s nutrition. They can be prepared in any way you prefer and can be added to your lunch or dinner or afternoon snack. Pasta noodles are another low GI food. Grapefruit, prunes, barley, yogurt and soy milk are other low GI foods that should be incorporated in your diet to help rid yourself of unwanted pounds. It might be hard to introduce prunes and soymilk into a child’s diet, but being creative in your recipes and cooking will help to reduce their disinterest. This same rule applies to adults trying to lose weight, as well. The more creative we are in our recipes, the easier it is to eat healthier. If adults try and manage their lifestyles in a healthier manner, then our children will have no choice but to live their lives with low GI food. The glycemic index tool is a good way for all of us to help control what we are eating.

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High Glycemic Index Foods Do Not Cause Obesity

November 28th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

There are several popular diet books that have been printed recently that claim that diets too high in carbohydrates will lead to high insulin levels which will cause less fat from burning off and lead to obesity. These diets have been all around the networks on TV and are everywhere on the Internet and, of course; both authors have been on Oprah. They have also both been listed as #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List, but what they claim about high glycemic index foods is very questionable. They profess that high glycemic index foods such as parsnips, potatoes and carrots are the most dangerous because they seem to produce the largest insulin response. But a study of the Pima Indians in Northern Mexico proves their theory is wrong.

The Pima Indians

The Pima Indians in Mexico weigh 60-65 pounds less then the Pima Indians who live in Arizona. This is interesting because the Pimas of Mexico eat high glycemic index foods consisting mainly of corn tortillas and potatoes. The Pimas of Arizona eat a Westernized diet with more protein and fat in their diet. Diabetes is very prevalent in the Arizona Pimas by age 50, whereas the Mexican Pimas are very rarely afflicted. So, if a high glycemic index food diet raises insulin levels and promotes weight gain, then why aren’t the Mexican Pimas becoming obese and developing diabetes? One theory is that the Mexican Pimas are much more active then the Arizona Pimas. One daily exercise routine will improve the insulin resistance for one day or more. Exercise depletes the glycogen in the liver and muscle so these tissues will quickly take up blood sugar after an exercise in order to replenish their glycogen storage area. When people are inactive the muscle glycogen storage area is full and they resist the action of insulin. They no longer have any use for the blood sugar when their glycogen stores are completely full and they are not moving.

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The Effects Of A High Glycemic Index Diet

November 26th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

A few years ago people didn’t easily know what the glycemic index was and now it is one of the most popular diet trends available. The glycemic index is basically a measure of how much food will increase someone’s blood sugar level based on carbohydrates. Food is worse for you if there is a higher measure. With a high glycemic index food gives people a quicker, higher rise in blood sugar. A high glycemic index on a food item means that they are quickly broken down in the digestive system. Rather the lower index foods are broken down slower in the digestive tract which causes a slow rise in blood sugar. If you eat too many foods with a high glycemic index you can have obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, strokes, cancer and diabetes.

Information For Diabetes

So how does a high glycemic index work for those with diabetes. By eating foods with a low glycemic index, diabetics can have help controlling their blood sugar and keep it on a more even level. In addition eating lower index foods will reduce the chances of individuals getting diabetes in the first place in addition to the reduced risk of heart attack, stroke and cancer.

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Glycemic Index Fruit Recommendations

November 24th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Even though fruit contains a sugar known as fructose, most fruits do not affect a persons glycemic response and are not harmful to a person. This is because glycemic index fruit is low, most of it coming from water weight and also because most fruits have fibers that help to slow down digestion. Glycemic index fruit also has acid which slows the emptying of the stomach and as a result slows the absorption of sugar into your blood. Fruits as well as vegetables are an excellent source of nutrition. Fruits contain a lot of vitamins, especially Vitamin C, and a lot of minerals, fiber and other micronutrients such as phytochemicals. These phytochemicals are compounds which are biologically active and have health giving properties that can help fight against diseases such as cancer. A few examples of these phytochemicals would be bioflavonoids found in citrus fruits, bromelain found in pineapples, resveratol found in red grape juice, ellagic acid found in raspberries or blueberries and d-limonene found in citrus peel. You should eat more fruit if you want a lower glycemic response and healthy nutrition, especially fresh or frozen fruit and try to get organic if possible.

Glycemic Index Fruit Examples

Consider a few examples of glycemic index fruit and see how low their numbers are. Apples range between 28 to 44 with an average of 38. Raw apricots are 57, while canned in light syrup they are 64, dried they are 31 and as a fruit spread they are 55. Under ripe bananas are 30 while over ripe are 52, most bananas range from 46 to 70. Cantaloupe is 65, grapefruit is 25, raisins are 64, strawberries are 40 and watermelon is 72. Grapes range between 46 and 49. Kiwi fruit ranges from 47 to 58. Mango averages 51 but can range from 41 to 60. Oranges have an average of 42 but can be from 31 to 51. Peaches are between 28 and 56. Pineapple has a range of 51 to 66. Plums are between 24 and 53.

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On The Glycemic Index Wine Shows No Load Value

November 22nd, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

When considering the carbohydrate content in any diet plan, counting the carbs is not necessarily the right way to go. There are many carbohydrates that enter the blood stream us sugar much faster than others, and when too much is present making it difficult for the body’s insulin to help remove it, some of that sugar is going to be stored in fat cells and be measured by the person’s weight. Using the glycemic index for carbohydrate is more advantageous in that it indicates how fast a carbohydrate enters the system as sugar. One thing to consider though is that according to the glycemic index wine may appear high on the ranking, but its glycemic load is zero. Almost as important to its rating on the glycemic index wine has shown to rank considerably low on the glycemic load. The glycemic index rates how fast carbohydrates enter the flow of blood with pure sugar being the highest at 100. Other carbohydrates join the index at ratings from zero to 100 but just as important is the number of carbohydrates available to be converted into sugar, know as its glycemic load value. On the glycemic index wine shows an index of zero and with a glycemic load of zero would almost seem one of the perfect items for a glycemic index diet. However, the role of alcohol may make any type of spirit have the opposite effect when considering a diet for weight loss.

Alcohol Slows Production Of Insulin

Many alcoholic beverage, when consumed straight have very few calories and the a low glycemic index wine may seem good as it has no carbohydrate value, considering it is made with a considerable amount of sugar. However other foods low on the glycemic index may produce glucose in the blood and with alcohol slowing insulin production can cause weight gain.

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