Glycemic Index
The glycemic index ranks foods on how they affect our blood glucose levels. This index measures how much your blood glucose increases in the two or three hours after eating.
The glycemic index is about foods high in carbohydrates. Foods high in fat or protein don’t cause your blood glucose level to rise much.
When you make use of the glycemic index to prepare healthy meals, it helps to keep your blood glucose levels under control. This is especially important for people with diabetes, although athletes and people who are overweight also stand to benefit from knowing about this relatively new concept in good nutrition.
The carbohydrate we eat is digested and absorbed too quickly because most modern starchy foods have a high GI Factor.
There are many sites out there that explain the Glycemic Index with great detail including lists of different ratings for food types so I have included some links below to help you understand more about the Glycemic Index.
Interactive Glycemic Load Excel Spreadsheet: (MS Excel requires to open the file on your computer)
“Diabetes & Diet” offers excellent advice from Malcolm Graham.
The Glycemic Index Foundation of South Africa
The University of Sydney’s GI Website
The official Michel Montignac website in both English and French in Quebec, Canada, is his weight-loss clinic based in part on the glycemic index.
