This is good, sweet news for diabetics and dieters; low-glycemic foods may be your ticket to a leaner, healthier life!
Fortunately, making the change to a healthier diet is not that difficult. Since high-glycemic foods raise insulin and blood glucose levels, stimulate fat storage, promote hyperactivity and help increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a change to a low-glycemic diet can be extremely beneficial. Foods with a low-glycemic index help improve a person’s muscle-to-fat ratio. They also reduce sugar-related energy and mood swings and don’t stimulate the body to store fat. So it’s easy to see why a low-glycemic diet can help diabetics. It may also help prevent diabetes in the first place or may prevent some of the complications.
The glycemic index(GI) shows how to increase the amount of carbohydrate in a diabetic’s diet without increasing sugar levels. How? By choosing foods with a low-glycemic index.
The GI of foods is not a measure of sugar in the blood. It shows the effect of a particular food on blood sugar compared to the effect of pure sugar, or glucose, e.g. white bread, with a GI of 70, would cause an increase in blood sugar equal to 70% that of sugar, while an apple, with GI index of 30, would cause an increase in blood sugar equal to only 30% that of sugar. By using the glycemic index, diabetics and dieters can learn to choose a nutritious and tasty variety of low-glycemic foods and still keep their blood sugar - and waistlines- in good shape.
Mannatech Inc., the discovers of glyconutrients, that give optimal health and well-being, totally endorse the Glycemic Index. They strongly recommend the diet to all those who have diabetes, want to lose weight or just want a good nutritional lifestyle to overcome disease and maintain health.
