The Glycemic Index, GI, is something that was created to help gauge the effect that carbohydrates have on your blood sugar levels. It was originally designed to help the diets of people with diabetes.When you eat carbs your body breaks them down. How fast they are broken down will give that carbohydrate a number between 1-100, 100 being the fastest, which if losing weight and unsightly body fat is your goal you do not want.A higher GI number means that it is absorbed by the blood stream much quicker. The only time that you would want this is for your post-workout meal or shake—that’s when it’s going to be shuttled to all your muscles and organs that have been depleted during the workout. Other times it is bad. You ever eaten something, get a quick surge of energy, and then 1/2 - 1 hour later feel either really tired or really hungry? You probably ate a high GI meal. Doing this consistently will probably have you snacking on things you shouldn’t in between meals. And guess what, those snacks are usually high GI.Want to know what food scores 100 on the GI index? White bread. That’s right! Wonder Bread makes […]

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