The New Phenomenal Glycemic Index Cookbook: Essential Guide With Healthy Recipes

By Christine Louise

The glycemic index itself is not a diet plan; it's a tool for directing food choices. But it has been leveraged to develop the glycemic-index diet, which emphasizes foods that have less of an impact on blood sugar. The glycemic-index diet is an eating plan for selecting foods based on how they affect blood sugar levels, . The goal is "to choose carbohydrate-containing foods that are less likely to cause a large rise in blood sugar levels." Rather than dictate portion sizes or direct dieters to count calories or fat intake, the GI diet instead relies on the GI scale to guide food choices for weight loss or to aid in weight maintenance. On the GI diet, carbohydrates are classified into "good" and "bad" categories. Good carbs have less impact on blood sugar levels and digest slowly to help you feel fuller longer. Examples of good carbs are foods that are less sweet. Think proteins, vegetables and some low-carb fruits. Bad carbs are digested more quickly and release glucose into the bloodstream faster, which can spike your blood sugar and make you feel hungry sooner. Examples of bad carbs are baked goods, white bread, table sugar, sweets and processed foods. The GI diet might be an option for people with diabetes or prediabetes who are trying to control their blood sugar levels.The glycemic-index diet may help you manage your weight. There is also some limited evidence that it could help reduce cholesterol levels.The glycemic-index diet touts the benefits of choosing low GI foods, but a better approach may be to eat a mixed diet of whole grains, nonfat and low-fat dairy products, fish, dried beans and peas and, of course, lots of produce.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CGCHX6TH
• ISBN13: 9798858533054
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"