Glycemic Index
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I was talking to someone about the glycemic index and they looked at me like I was from another planet. I realized that the concept wasn’t as wide spread as I had thought, so I thought I would jot down a few things to help with understanding.
The glycemic index came about as a result of trying to determine how different foods impact your blood sugar levels. The more impact the food has, the higher it is on the glycemic index. For example white bread has a GE of around 70, and oat raison bread (whole grain) has a GE of around 47. jelly beans are around 80, while cherries come in at a low 22. What does all that really mean to you?
If you eat foods that quickly elevate your blood sugar, you may experience a sugar rush; you will then have a crash due to the roller coaster effect of that high. You will also become hungrier more quickly. Food with a low GE will not have that effect. The impact on your blood sugar level is minimal. This stability in your blood sugar levels results in a feeling of satisfaction for longer periods of time. In other words, the low GE foods are more filling and won’t cause more food cravings.
How could this affect your health? Less cravings means you will be eating less and thus consuming less calories. (Did I mention that most foods low on the GE have less calories, in addition to the other positive factors?) The obvious effect of consuming less calories is that over time, all other factors remaining constant, you will lose weight.
A scary thought is that it is predicted that 33% of children born in America today are expected to develop type two diabetes and that 50% of black and Hispanic children are expected to develop type two diabetes. This is due in part to obesity and poor eating habits and physical inactivity. Wow. Basically with a diet incorporating more lower-GE foods and some exercise, much of that could be avoided.
Another factor is nutrition. Foods today, even naturally grown, organic, unprocessed foods, do not contain the same levels of nutrients that they once did. Soil is depleted of natural fertilizers and so farmers are filling the soil with chemicals to force the crops to grow. The vegetables you eat may look healthy, but astoundingly enough the same serving of spinach that once contained over 50 milligrams of iron now contains less than 5 milligrams! To get the 400 IU’s of vitamin E set forth by the FDA as the recommended daily allowance, you would have to eat 33 pounds of spinach. No wonder the AMA changed its’ position on supplements — specifically a daily multi-vitamin. In 2002 the AMA reversed it’s long standing position and now recommends we take a multi-vitamin to help supplement what we get from food.
I wandered off my main point of eating low glycemic foods, but sometimes the passion jumps in. If you have nay questions on the glycemic index or supplementation, please drop me an e-mail; I’d be happy to address any questions that come my way.
Diabetes.net is the most neutral site for information on the Glycemic Index, meaning they have an easily accessable database of basic foods and their GE. Here’s the link:
http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_food_diet/glycemic_index.php
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LMAO!.. that was …
LMAO!.. that was funny!.. “eat pig” lol!
It is very …
It is very interesting to see that a very vocal “expert” on diabetic diets has gone “low catb”. See Mendossa-
Diabetes Update Number 114: Low-Carb of January 1, 2008.
Also he recommends Dr. Bernstein
Dr. Bernstein’s next LIVE Tele-Seminar is Wednesday, July 30, at 8:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM CST, 6:00 PM MST, and 5:00 PM PST.
Hope for diabetics yet
there have also …
there have also been many reputable studies on a low glycemic diet
redundant means you …
redundant means you had two comments in a row that said the same thing. I deleted one of them
A recent study just …
A recent study just released may be of interest
The New England Journal of Medicine
Volume 359:229-241 July 17, 2008 Number 3
Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet
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Please refer to my …
Please refer to my video-
GLYCEMIC INDEX- why it does not worK ?
The big problem with cooked rice is the GI varies greatly with cooking conditions. Fully cooked rices, no matter what variety, all have a high GI.
Please refer to my …
Please refer to my video-
GLYCEMIC INDEX- why it does not worK ?
Just enter this in SEARCH box.
Every list of GI …
Every list of GI foods seems to be different (sometimes very different).
Low GI works for me, though. I’m not diabetic but hypoglycemia has made me depressed.
I researched this …
I researched this prior to maknig the video and brown rice according to many sources, including Glycemic Index International Standards of 2002
Brown (Canada) 21
Brown, USA) 16
Calrose brown 33
Doongara brown 24
Parboiled,20 min, UncleBen’s 23
Bottom line, the high and the low here are 16 to 33. well within the low GI range. Bastami is also low GI , you are correct there, Most people have easy access to brown and this video is an introduction to a low GI Diet. thanks
Brown rice is NOT …
Brown rice is NOT LOW GI. Basmati rice IS LOWER GI. If the rice is high in amylose, then the GI is lower. If the rice swells easily, and sticks together at some point, then it is high GI. Most rices are not good.
This is according to the GInews out of sydney aust. They are major research university on GI. Look up the GI news and search under brown rice.
Wow, lots of info. …
Wow, lots of info. Thanks!
I have tried many …
I have tried many different diets but the low-GE-method
1 ) worked without torturing myself
2 ) really made sense to me (it is scientifically proven)
Even the better in combination with sport activity.
There’s more to it …
There’s more to it than this, too. Low blood sugar causes numerous psychological problems like depression and alcoholism. Low GI is the way forward for sure.