The glycemic food index can help you make balanced food choices for better weight loss control.

What is the Glycemic Index (GI)?

The glycemic index is a ranking system for how fast carbohydrates in the foods we eat get into our blood stream.

What is the significance of the glycemic index and healthy weight loss?

Foods that rank high on the glycemic index over stimulate insulin production, which reduces calorie and fat burning.

What is Glycemic Load?

The glycemic load of a food gives us an idea of how much carbohydrate is released into our blood stream. Some high GI foods have little impact on blood sugar and insulin because they contain very little carbohydrates even if they are processed quickly.

By taking into consideration the speed and the quantity of the carbohydrates that enter into our blood stream when we eat, we can determine which foods will help us lose weight and which foods will hinder our weight loss plans.

The glycemic index and the glycemic load are scientifically proven methods too help lose weight that eliminates the need to follow a low-carb diets that restricted consumption of fruits, vegetables and nutrient rich carbohydrate food. Carbohydrates (simple sugars) are the body’s main fuel source and are an important part of a healthy diet.

The World health organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) made recommendations in 1999, that people who live in industrialized nations base their diets on low- GI foods in order to prevent diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease and obesity.