Glycemic index food list

Finally we come to one more aspect of the body’s dealings with carbohydrate, you’ve probably heard all about this but I’ll mention it for those of you who haven’t.

To summarize, the glycemic index is all the rage at the moment, whole diets have become based around it. It a very useful application, especially for diabetics, I’ll explain why: The glycemic index is a scale in which all carbohydrates can be categorized, LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH. An example of this would be a soft drink, pure sugar, it hit’s the blood stream like rocket fuel, causing an almost instantaneous rise in blood sugar levels. At the opposite end of the scale would be oatmeal or lentils, a much slower effect.

The slower carbohydrate is converted into sugar in the blood, the less insulin is secreted to deal with the rise in sugar. Since insulin blocks fat metabolism, it would be fairly obvious to surmise that the less insulin being secreted, the less its effects on blocking fat metabolism.

To summarize:

What have we discussed in simple terms?
To recap our main points. Once again.

1.
Too much sugar and carbohydrates in your diet - increased fats stores.

2.
The more insulin present in your blood, the less your body is going to rely on converting fat stores into energy.

3.
The less insulin being secreted, the less its effects on blocking fat metabolism.

Has the penny dropped yet?

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