South Beach, a low glycemic index diet
I’ve found South Beach Diet after searching for a low glycemic index (’GI’) diet plan. It was what a doctor told me about, that this type of diet seems to work well. I decided to give it a try.
The glycemic index is a certain number that show how much glucose in blood is produced after a specific type of meal. The glucose itself has GI=100. GI is considered low if less than 55.
If you want to get VERY big list of GI for many different foods here it is: Revised International Table of Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL) Values
And here are some more detailed information about GI (I’m not a doctor or scientist so I guess that quote here will be more appropriate):
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glycemic index (also glycaemic index, GI) is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their effect on blood glucose levels. It compares available carbohydrates gram for gram in individual foods, providing a numerical, evidence-based index of postprandial (post-meal) glycemia. The concept was invented by Dr. David J. Jenkins and colleagues in 1981 at the University of Toronto.
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What does this all means to you? This means that certain foods result in higher glucose (or let’s call it sugar) levels in blood. The more glucose in blood the more energy your organism gets. Good right? Well… no. At least if you are not a sport-everyday type or really heavy duty physical worker. If you get too much of this “glucose in blood” energy it is very fast contained in your body as additional pounds packed all around.
That’s why keeping low GI of what you eat is much more important of how much you eat or how much calories you get daily (although high caloric food USUALY has also high GI but not always).
I will write more about what changed in our everyday lives with this low GI South Beach Diet and what hazards are waiting for every dieters. We successfully continue our weight loss program and we hope to help you do the same - lose weight! I will also post something about why not all diets work.
Take care!
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