Weight Loss - Introduction to the Glycemic Index and Weight Loss
It’s amazing how Glycemic Index (GI) was originally created for patients with diabetes with the purpose of helping them to make better decisions when it comes to choosing foods. The idea behind the Glycemic Index is to list down foods and input a value that represents the number of carbohydrates in it. The value ranges from 0 to 100. 100 being the score for pure glucose. Foods that are considered high, show results greater than 70. Moderate foods rate from 56 to 69 on the index and foods are considered low when they score less then 55.
Why would anyone want to know the amount of carbs?
Simply because the body uses digested food for growth and energy.The food is broken down into glucose which is the main source of fuel for the body. But before the fuel (glucose) can be absorbed by the body, insulin must first be present. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. The key point is you wanting to present the body with a constant source of blood sugar by using the glycemic index list to choose the foods accordingly. This, however, is not the same as counting carbs.
How to create a constant source of blood sugar?
You look at the GI list and consume a small amount of food with high GI and more foods with a low index. As always, with proper guidance and direction from your doctor and/or personal physician. The reason you want to do so this, is so that our body and even the food items are made out of different compositions. How they interplay with each other in the assimilation or absorption by the body are based on numerous factors. So in other words, our bodies are not identical. And no two carrots are the same.
Today, non-diabetic people are using this scientific system for weight loss, energy and the feeling of happiness. Yes, that’s right! Happiness in the context of emotional stability due to the body’s response when it has a constant supply of glucose as opposed to glucose that spikes up and crashes that roller coaster ride that can trigger agitation, sluggishness and even the feeling of being irritable.
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