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The Fast and Easy way to lose weight
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The information presented on this site is for general use only and is not intended to provide personal medical advice or substitute for the advice of your physician.
Always consult your doctor or medical professional before beginning any diet or exercise plan.
The Glycemic Index and Weight Control
It tastes nice - but watermelon is high GI and will raise your blood glucose fast
The GI dietAs with all diets, the best way forward is to treat it sensibly. The GI diet
is considered by nutritionalists to be much closer to a healthier
diet than previous faddy diets. It is important that you The GI diet assigns a value from 1 to 100 for carbohydrates - The higher the value, the faster the food is absorbed into the bloodstream so that fast release foods such as sugar, honey and baked potatoes have a high GI value (see chart). Glucose is rated at 100 as it is most quickly absorbed. The great thing about lower GI foods is that they're satisfying and healthy too. Combining a low Gi food with a high Gi treat will lower the overall Gi of the meal. GI snacks
- Fruit loaf with fruit spread, a pot of natural yoghurt with fresh
raspberries or strawberries, small carton of fruit juice,
How does the GI diet work? The principle behind the GI diet is that eating low GI foods will result in a slow and controlled release of sugars into the blood. This in turn keeps blood sugar levels at a more constant level which helps to reduce feelings of hunger. This accounts for much of its popularity over the past few years as the absence of hunger pains makes a diet easy to follow!
A days eating on the GI diet might look like this: Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Advantages of the GI diet The GI Diet is thought to be a healthy option for the long term and although you may not see the rapid weight loss experienced with some 'crash diets' the weight does tend to come off and stay off |
do
not choose your food entirely on the basis of its GI value and you
should consult your doctor or medical professional before beginning
any diet or exercise plan. The GI diet was originally developed
for diabetics who need to keep their blood sugar level at steady
levels rather than experience alternating high and low blood sugar
levels.
What
foods does the GI Diet suggest?
Emma's
Diet Tip 
Try and find time for a healthy breakfast. People who skip breakfast tend to eat more calories during the day, especially high-fat and high-sugar foods. A bowl of porridge will stop you getting hungry for hours - give it a go!
GI Food Values - what's high GI and what's not
A high glycemic food burns fast and raises your blood sugar quickly.
A low glycemic food burns more slowly and raises your blood sugar slowly
Low GI :
a value of 55 or less - porridge
oats, lentils, pulses and beans, barley, tomatoes,
raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, oranges, cherries,
grapes, apples, pears, peaches, custard
Med GI
: values of 56 to 69 - granary bread, wholemeal
pasta, basmati
rice, honey,
jam, Weetabix, Shredded Wheat, ice cream, new potatoes, sweet potatoes
High GI : value of 70 or more - grapefruit juice, cereal, white and wholemeal bread, baked potato, mashed potato, sugar, banana, watermelon, parsnips, brown rice,
Living the GI Diet: To Maintain Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss
: Rick Gallop, Emily Richards
- excellent book from originator of the GI diet.
I found this latest book better value, as it contains a lot of the original advice with the bonus of some really delicious recipes.
Why not give it a whirl and see how you can eat well and lose weight?