Glycemic Index Blog

The Glycemic Index Blog is my mini-journal about Glycemic Index. It...

-- lets you know whenever any new Web pages appear on Glycemic Index or Nutrition - Healthy Eating, telling you about a new find or piece of information.

-- keeps you up to date with other postings or news about Glycemic Index (like a new research on the topic)

-- lets you know when I send out the Glycemic Index e-zine (in case you don't like to give your e-mail address, or if your ISP tends to over-filter causing you to miss an issue).

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Jul 31, 2010, Glycemic Load Chart

Glycemic load chart on this page should be used as a guide to make wise food choices to perform better all day long and feel better generally by keeping your blood glucose levels relatively constant.

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Jul 31, 2010, Low Glycemic Food List

You will find a low glycemic food list - the list of carbohydrate rich foods with a glycemic index-GI value of 55 or less- on this page.

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Jul 31, 2010, Glycemic Index Chart

Glycemic index chart rates foods on a scale of 1-100, 55 and less is low GI (10 and less:low GL), '56-69' is medium GI (11 to 19 is medium GL), 70 and above high GI (20 and above high GL)

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Jul 31, 2010, Aspartame Danger

Sugar is addictive and full of empty calories but after studying the 'aspartame danger' in detail, I'd rather have the sugar than aspartame and artificial sweeteners any day.

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Jul 31, 2010, Glycemic Index Diet Plan

The Glycemic Index Diet Plan offers a variety of health benefits as well as helping with weight loss.It is still about your calorie balance- what you eat and burn and the nutrition value of the foods.

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Jul 31, 2010, Low Glycemic Diet Plans

Low glycemic diet plans - meal ideas you will find on this page are aimed to help you with making the right low GI food choices on a day to day basis.

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Jul 30, 2010, Dangers of Childhood Obesity

We've heard quite a lot about dangers of childhood obesity . It is being described as an epidemic now with the number of children suffering from overweight and obesity.

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Jul 30, 2010, What is Tofu?

What is tofu? It is a bland but an easy to digest vegetarian food, made from soybeans, water and a curdling agent- coagulant.

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Jul 30, 2010, Mediterranean Diet Foods

Mediterranean Diet Foods are not only healthy but usually extremely tasty. This diet is not just a single diet of a single cuisine but of different culinary traditions of different countries.

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Jul 30, 2010, How to Cook Tofu

It is important to learn how to cook tofu as it is one of those whole foods that are good for your health but with not much taste to itself.

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Jul 28, 2010, Omega 3 Fatty Acid

Awareness of Omega 3 fatty acid benefits improved dramatically over the last few years with plenty of research aiming to prove its various health benefits,although it's been around since 1930s.

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Jul 27, 2010, Vegetarian GI Diet

Vegetarian GI Diet: Vegetarians are already eating many of the best low glycemic index- GI value foods. GI applies to foods that are rich in carbohydrates.

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Jul 27, 2010, Why the GI Diet?

A GI diet will not let you feel hungry or deprived. Foods that are lower in GI in a 'GI Diet' are more filling so you will need to eat less than you would,giving you a constant supply of energy.

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Jul 27, 2010, Anti Aging Foods

You are what you eat and looking young is more within your control than you think with anti aging foods: live a healthier, longer life, looking at least a few years younger than your age.

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Jul 27, 2010, Healthy Eating For Children

A balanced diet- 'healthy eating for children' plan will give them energy and all the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development.

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Jul 26, 2010, Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean diet is a dietary pattern, or several complementary dietary patterns that have existed in Mediterranean countries for centuries. The health benefits of the diet..

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Jul 25, 2010, Complex Carbohydrates

Complex carbohydrates are not processed, nutritious,are an important part of a healthy diet.They are made up of many glucose molecules.. found in vegetables, fruits,seeds,nuts and grains.

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Jul 25, 2010, Cooking with Whole Grains

Most of us know about the amazing health benefits of whole grains, but not so much about cooking with whole grains, and different ways of including them in our diets.

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Jul 25, 2010, Organic Food Advantages

It is now widely accepted that organic food advantages far outweigh the cost and availability factors. Organic is more nutritious, friendlier to wildlife and environment, often tastes much better..

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Jul 24, 2010, Why is Nutrition Important?

Why is nutrition important? It is not only a matter of eating ... it is 'eating very well' to prevent chronic diseases, to have the long lasting energy, to get your brain working better..

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Jul 24, 2010, Calories in Fresh Fruit

There are calories in fresh fruit -an average of 45-125- like in any food you eat but fruits, along with vegetables, are great for your health as they are full of dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins.

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Jul 23, 2010, Glycemic Index Cooking

Glycemic Index Cooking: Low GI will prompt a moderate rise in blood glucose, while a high GI one may cause it to increase suddenly..A useful tool for cooking healthy, low GI meals.

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Jul 21, 2010, Childhood Obesity

The rate of childhood obesity among children of 6-11 years has tripled and among 2-5 years has doubled... Roughly 1 out of 5 children in the U.S. is obese.

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Jul 21, 2010, Childhood Obesity Causes

Most important childhood obesity causes are quite obvious... eating too much and exercising very little with the sedentary life style and the amount of junk foods available for kids out there.

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Jul 19, 2010, Childhood Obesity Facts

It is very important for you to understand childhood obesity facts to be able to help your children in battling this disease. Yes, it is a disease with serious complications and consequences.

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Jul 19, 2010, Glycemic Index

Glycemic Index is a ranking of foods on how they affect blood sugar and one of the most fundamental medical findings with implications in health, weight loss and fitness.

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Jul 18, 2010, Healthy Diet for Teenagers

Healthy diet for teenagers is eating foods from complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, proteins from different healthy and lean sources, eating foods that are high in fiber and low in sugar and salt.

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Jul 18, 2010, French Cooking Terms

You may want to check out these common French cooking terms, if you are into French cuisine like me and they may come in handy if you are trying to read a menu or a list of ingredients.

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Jul 16, 2010, Low Fat Diet

We all heard of a healthy low fat diet, but somehow the person on the street is not aware of what needs to be done to eat low fat. Reducing the fat in meals is easier than you think.

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Jul 16, 2010, Hibernation Diet

Hibernation Diet was developed by the British pharmacist Mike McInnes and his nutritionist son Stuart after their long research into fat-burning mechanism of the body.

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Jul 15, 2010, No Carb Diet

Low or no carb diet is popular among people who want to lose weight fast and bodybuilders. It limits all foods that have carbs in them, it is ketogenic- uses fat as the main source of energy.

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Jul 15, 2010, Effects of Aspartame

Effects of aspartame on your health are usually not simple sensitivities or allergies, but diseases or serious symptoms which can occur immediately, slowly or may appear as severe reactions.

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Jul 15, 2010, What is Stevia?

What is stevia?.. Stevia is a popular and safe plant based no carbohydrate, no calorie sweetener and a sugar substitute with a zero glycemic index value.

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Jul 14, 2010, Glycemic Index Diet

One of the most effective ways known to lose or control weight these days is the glycemic index diet. By not giving an instant spike to your blood sugar,gi diet can control feeling of hunger..

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Jul 14, 2010, Stevia and Diabetes

What is the connection between stevia and diabetes? You may be surprised with how this natural plant based sugar substitute can actually help you reduce your risks of suffering from diabetes.

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Jul 13, 2010, Dangers of Stevia

Unlike with other well known sweeteners in the market, dangers of stevia are not certain and the results of studies aimed to provide evidence are not conclusive.

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Jul 10, 2010, Fast Food Risks

Fast food risks 'serious health problems and chronic diseases related to obesity' are at alarming rates in the United States- obesity at more than 25% in most states.

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Jul 10, 2010, High Glycemic Index

Glucose from high glycemic index foods with a GI of 70+ that rushes into your blood can't be good for you and a lot of it will go into the fat cells if you don't burn it off straight after...

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Jul 9, 2010, Junk Food Facts

Here are your junk food facts, simply stated: Great taste, very easy to manufacture and prepare, easy to transport, long shelf life and very bad for your health!

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Jul 7, 2010, Healthiest Breakfast Cereals

Choosing the healthiest breakfast cereals is not as hard as you may think. Basically, you need to look at the sugar, fiber, sodium and fat content like you would with other foods.

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