The glycemic index is a way for people to gauge how certain food affects their blood glucose levels.
The ranking of foods via Glycemic Index (GI) is a measure of one’s blood glucose increases in the 1 or 3 hours after the meal.
It’s a good gauge to know and ascertain what food is good or bad.
The current Glycemic Index (GI) Table:
- Low GI – Foods under 55
- Medium GI – Foods 56 to 69
- High GI - Foods 70 or more
These Glycemic Index numbers are calculated based on their carbohydrate content and blood sugar levels.
The trick here is to choose food of low GI. You might have the same food group, but one might have a higher GI. So its safe to assume, the lower GI is a better choice.
Food of lower GI have been known to increase your metabolism, aid in the fat burning and provide you with longer sustainable energy, which is what quite the opposite what food of higher GI will do.
So you do have the choice of what gets through your mouth. As they say, knowledge is power
