Category Archives: Glycemic Index

Whenever we read about weight loss diets, vegetables and fresh fruits are always at the top of “healthy food” lists. After all, they’re packed with micronutrients like vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants that your body needs in order to be … Continue reading →

Yes, there is such a thing as good sugar! Sugars come in many forms: from the sugar in fruit to the refined sugar in soda to the artificial sugar in diet products to the sugar in honey or nectar. Sugar … Continue reading →

If you’re on a low carb diet, no doubt you’ve heard all about the glycemic index and the glycemic load of certain foods. You know that higher GI and GL is bad, but you’re not quite sure what it means. … Continue reading →

Here is a glycemic index chart for common foods. What is the glycemic index? It is a measurement of how food effects blood sugar levels. Foods that break down quickly, like refined carbohydrates, have a high glycemic index (GI) as … Continue reading →

Glycemic Index Diet The glycemic index diet or G.I. diet is gaining a reputation as a healthy way to lose weight. Although more of a way of eating rather than a diet, more and more people following the G. I … Continue reading →

The GI Diet is based on the glycemic index of each and every food. This index measures the effects of food on the blood sugar level. During digestion breaks the body food at a different speed down. Carbohydrates for example … Continue reading →

G.I. stands for Glycemic Index. The Glycemic Index is a way of scoring different foods according to the effect they have on blood sugar levels, or more accurately, how quickly the sugars (carbs) in foods are absorbed. Generally the lower … Continue reading →