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What is the Glycemic Index diet?*
The Glycemic Index was developed by Dr. David
Jenkins, a Professor of nutrition at The University of Toronto, Canada.
It is an easy and simple ranking of foods based on the immediate effect
on blood glucose levels. It measures how much your blood sugar levels
increases over a period of two to three hours after a meal.
Generally speaking, foods rich in fat and protein
like fish, chicken, beef, pork and meat in general, will not affect your
blood glucose levels very much.
But foods rich in carbohydrates, such as rice,
pasta, bread, bagels, donuts, potatoes and even carrots have a very high
rating on the Glycemic Index that will push your glucose levels through
the roof if you are not careful.
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Top 10 best carbohydrate foods on the Low Glycemic Index List
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Percentage by which your glucose will rise |
| 1. Nopal prickly
pear cactus |
10 |
| 2. Mulga seed
(Acacia aneura) |
11 |
| 3. Black Bean seed
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11 |
| 4. Bengal bram dal (Chana
Dal) |
12 |
| 5. Organic agave
nectar |
14 |
| 6. Yogurt, low fat,
artificially sweet |
20 |
| 7. Soya beans,
canned |
20 |
| 8. Peanuts
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21 |
| 9. Acorn stewed
w/venison |
23 |
| 10. Soya beans
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25 |
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Top 10 worst carbohydrate foods on the High Glycemic List
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Percentage by which your glucose will rise |
| 1. Life Savers |
100 |
| 2 Mash Potato |
100 |
| 3. Beans, Dried,
P.Vulgaris |
100 |
| 4. Sao |
100 |
| 5. Wheat Biscuits |
100 |
| 6. Cream Of Wheat |
100 |
| 7. Melba Toast |
100 |
| 8. Kelloggs Mini-Wheats
(black current) |
99 |
| 9. Shredded Wheat
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99 |
| 10. Wheat Bread,
Whole Meal Flour |
99 |
Click here
for the full glycemic index diet list of foods
Source:
"How to loose weight permanently using the Glycemic Index" *
The complete list is published in the book "How to
loose weight permanently" by Peter Ganesh, President of The Diabetes
Foundation.
The List covers most popular American and
international foods and it is organized by categories such as bakery
products, beverages, breads, breakfast cereals, cereal grains, cookies,
crackers, dairy foods, fruit and fruit products, legumes, pasta, root
vegetables, snack foods, soups, sugars, indigenous foods, Mexican foods,
Asian Indian foods, Australian Aboriginal foods, Pacific Island foods,
Chinese foods, Latin foods, European and other miscellaneous foods.
You
can pre-order the book here "How to loose weight permanently
using the Glycemic Index" by Peter Ganesh, President of The
Diabetes Foundation.
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