Part- 2 Carbohydrates are our main energy source meeting between 40-50 per cent of our energy requirements. Some carbohydrates are better for us than other fast carbohydrates raise blood sugar levels, increases the production of insulin.(hormone which stores fat.) Carbohydrates are good for endurance and are the preferred fuel for working muscles. Carbohydrates are essential to keep the brain working too and help improve performance and avoid injury. Carbohydrates contain glucose and, as the body breaks them down for energy, the glucose in carbohydrates enters the bloodstream.
Carbohydrates are the body's best choice of fuel source. The glycaemic index (GI) is a way or guide to how carbohydrates are rated according to how quickly they are absorbed and raise the glucose level of the blood. Food and drinks provide our body with fuel in the form of fat, protein and carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are the body's preferred fuel source, the only fuel that the brain and central nervous system used.
The glycemic load (GL) (is a concept )that builds on GI as it takes into account both the GI of the food and the amount of carbohydrate in a portion. GL is based on the idea that a high GI food eaten in small quantities would give the same outcome on the levels of blood glucose as larger quantities of a low GI food. GL is easily calculated by multiplying the GI by the number of grams of carbohydrate in a serving of food.
Carbohydrate-containing foods can be rated on the scale as the glycaemic index (GI). This scale classes carbohydrate-containing foods based on their effect on blood sugar levels for a period of time and sometimes about two hours. The GI compares foods that have gram-for-gram the same amount of carbohydrate.
One of the best benefits of the low GI diet is you can start the diet at any time ,you can start without joining a diet center, buying a special book or heading to a special grocery store. Eating a low-GI diet is not stopping carbohydrates all together but to focus on the more healthful carbohydrates. Eating low GI food can help you defeat these two greatest enemies to weight loss. That's why low GI diet is one of the best weight loss eating plans. Eat high GI foods in smaller amounts or less often. You do not have to avoid all high GI foods, try to eat them with a low or moderate GI food whenever possible.Eat more beans, lentils and other legumes are among the lowest GI foods we have tested. Eat what makes you feel good physically and emotionally. Remember that any diet and health advice that does not recommend lots of fruit and veggies is a fad. Eat as wide a variety of different fruits and vegetables as possible, and as many different colored ones as you can to ensure you are getting plenty of immune-increasing antioxidants, which help fight disease.
Eat more beans, lentils and other legumes as they are all among the lowest GI foods we have tested. Eat what makes you feel good physically and emotionally. Remember that any diet and health advice that does not recommend lots of fruit and veggies is a fad. Eat as wide a variety of different fruits and vegetables as possible, and as many different colored ones as you can to ensure you are getting plenty of immune-boosting antioxidants, which help fight disease. - 15266
Carbohydrates are the body's best choice of fuel source. The glycaemic index (GI) is a way or guide to how carbohydrates are rated according to how quickly they are absorbed and raise the glucose level of the blood. Food and drinks provide our body with fuel in the form of fat, protein and carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are the body's preferred fuel source, the only fuel that the brain and central nervous system used.
The glycemic load (GL) (is a concept )that builds on GI as it takes into account both the GI of the food and the amount of carbohydrate in a portion. GL is based on the idea that a high GI food eaten in small quantities would give the same outcome on the levels of blood glucose as larger quantities of a low GI food. GL is easily calculated by multiplying the GI by the number of grams of carbohydrate in a serving of food.
Carbohydrate-containing foods can be rated on the scale as the glycaemic index (GI). This scale classes carbohydrate-containing foods based on their effect on blood sugar levels for a period of time and sometimes about two hours. The GI compares foods that have gram-for-gram the same amount of carbohydrate.
One of the best benefits of the low GI diet is you can start the diet at any time ,you can start without joining a diet center, buying a special book or heading to a special grocery store. Eating a low-GI diet is not stopping carbohydrates all together but to focus on the more healthful carbohydrates. Eating low GI food can help you defeat these two greatest enemies to weight loss. That's why low GI diet is one of the best weight loss eating plans. Eat high GI foods in smaller amounts or less often. You do not have to avoid all high GI foods, try to eat them with a low or moderate GI food whenever possible.Eat more beans, lentils and other legumes are among the lowest GI foods we have tested. Eat what makes you feel good physically and emotionally. Remember that any diet and health advice that does not recommend lots of fruit and veggies is a fad. Eat as wide a variety of different fruits and vegetables as possible, and as many different colored ones as you can to ensure you are getting plenty of immune-increasing antioxidants, which help fight disease.
Eat more beans, lentils and other legumes as they are all among the lowest GI foods we have tested. Eat what makes you feel good physically and emotionally. Remember that any diet and health advice that does not recommend lots of fruit and veggies is a fad. Eat as wide a variety of different fruits and vegetables as possible, and as many different colored ones as you can to ensure you are getting plenty of immune-boosting antioxidants, which help fight disease. - 15266
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