High Glycemic Index and Its Health Implications:What happens when you eat high glycemic index- or high glycemic load foods? Have you ever paid attention to how you felt after eating sweets? An instant energy rush then the tiredness that followed it straight after? And how it probably didn't fill you up?Glucose that rushes into your blood can't be good for your health and a lot of it will go into the fat cells in your body if you don't burn it off straight after. This applies to any high glycemic index foods with a GI of 70 and above, such as corn flakes, white bread , baked potatoes- higher GI than sweet potatoes and surprisingly higher GI than fried potatoes, watermelon, dates, waffles, cheerios, popcorn, sticky rice... Type 2 DiabetesA comprehensive health study on Chinese Women in Shanghai found that those that consumed high glycemic index foods had a 34% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with a low GI diet. This was much stronger among overweight women. Another US study concluded that after a high glycemic load meal, blood sugar rises more rapidly and insulin demand is greater than after a low glycemic load meal. High blood sugar levels and excessive insulin secretion are thought to contribute to the loss of the insulin-secreting function of the pancreatic beta-cells that leads to irreversible diabetes.
Breast Cancer:Dr. Larsson of Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and colleagues analyzed data on 61,000 women who completed food questionnaires in the late 1980s. Over the course of about 17 years, 2950 women developed breast cancer and, according to the investigators, glycemic load "was significantly positively associated with risk of overall breast cancer." Women with higher glycemic load diets were more prone to breast cancer. Glycemic index and glycemic load were also correlated with risk of a certain type of breast tumor. It was assumed that high glycemic load may increase breast cancer risk by increasing concentrations of insulin and sex hormones in the body, which may contribute to the development and spread of breast cancer cells.Cardiovascular DiseaseHigh glycemic index along with increased blood glucose and insulin are linked with increased serum triglyceride and decreased HDL cholesterol: both are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. A research of English women found that those with highest glycemic load diets were twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease as those with low glycemic load diets. Again this was much more obvious in overweight women.The most recent contribution from this group provides clear evidence that both the quantity and quality of dietary carbohydrates are associated with subsequent cholecystectomy.Heart Healthy Diet Guidelines Gallstone Disease and CholecystectomyGallstone disease seems to affect 10%-25% of Americans and is a leading cause of hospital admission. More than 800,000 cholecystectomies are performed in the United States annually. They are mainly made up of cholesterol. Investigators with the Nurses’ Health Study came up with clear evidence that quantity and quality of carbohydrates were associated with subsequent cholecystectomy. They suggested that increasing intake of high glycemic load carbohydrates, is linked with an increasing risk of gallstone disease leading to cholecystectomy.Food is very powerful and you are what you eat. You can change many external things in your life by simply choosing not to have them, food enters deep into your tissues and cells and becomes your body shape, your health and simply you. High Blood Pressure Diet Glaucoma Symptoms Foods that Lower Blood Pressure Return from High Glycemic Index to Glycemic Index home page *After the high glycemic index, I'd like to tell you about my favorite diet program that uses a lot of the healthy lower GI foods: Isabel de los Rios' 'The Diet Solution Program'. The Diet Solution Program favours a long term health orientated approach to fat loss, but not offering anyone a quick fix to their weight troubles. It has loads of valuable data and research to support its approach. I personally investigated the program thoroughly and my mum has been using it for a while now. I have to say she got some great results. The nutrition plan is one of the healthiest we have seen, a strong core focus on vegetables, fruits, vitamin dense foods, lean proteins, select dairy produce and a clear approach to not expecting one diet to work for all body types. So give it a try and let me know how you’re doing.*
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