Low-glycemic index foods may be the way to go

sheclimbsrocks
sheclimbsrocks Posts: 110 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Interesting read / listen on WBUR today:

http://www.wbur.org/npr/160757730/low-and-slow-may-be-the-way-to-go-when-it-comes-to-dieting

"Researchers compared the low-carb, low-fat and low-glycemic diets to see which one burned the most calories per day. The low-carb diet was the clear winner. The low-fat diet was the loser. But it was the diet in the middle, the low-glycemic index diet, that Ludwig suggests is more promising. It burned more calories per day than the low-fat diet and proved easier to stick to over the long term than the low-carb diet."

Just wanted to share! :)

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  • nis75p06
    nis75p06 Posts: 114
    Heard this on NPR this morning. Definitely intriguing and something I'm going to look at further!
  • DoomCakes
    DoomCakes Posts: 806 Member
    My aunt is a health and nutrition trainer, she always has recommended low glycemic stating it's the best way to lose weight and live a healthier life style.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    Thanks for the info! I just read that this morning after seeing the (vitamin-supplement guru, lol) Dr. Oz's list of 10 ways to boost your metabolism. I think it may be just what I need to get rid of my last 10lbs. :)
  • chljlleal
    chljlleal Posts: 229 Member
    Thanks for that, I am trying to follow a low GI diet but it is early days!
  • miracle4me
    miracle4me Posts: 522 Member
    This ^^^^
    I am going to look into this more I know about Atkins and have done induction watch my carb intake to stay under 100 try to stay under 50 on good days. I admit this is new to me about low glycemic I thought it was the same as low carb so I just learned something new. Low fat eating is harder for me to stick with because I get more hungry than on LCHF eating.
  • cathyb60
    cathyb60 Posts: 315 Member
    I have a couple of books (just little paperbacks) on low GI eating and I really think it is the way to go, at least for me.The science of it definatly makes sense, and anything that brings us back to eating more "whole" foods and less "processed" foods has to have something going for it. My Doctor recomended it to me because diabetes runs in my family.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    This is what's been guiding my eating for 12+ years. I just feel better when I eat foods with a low glycemic load.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    I can say with 100% certainty that this worked for me. I was stalled with my weight and was desperately trying to lose that last five pounds most 43 year olds want to lose. I added some low glycemic foods (this is how I upped my calories in a healthy way) specfically quinoa and sweet potatoes to my diet.

    Low and behold not only did I lose those lbs, I kept losing. I swear by them.
  • linz1125
    linz1125 Posts: 441 Member
    Great article! I agree, low-glycemic foods are wonderful for weight loss. I definitely feel that high GI foods don't fill me up as long as low GI foods.
  • lilolegranny
    lilolegranny Posts: 17 Member
    I've been interested in eating this way for sometime now, but just never did it. Thanks for the information. I will give it a try and keep you posted! :flowerforyou:
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Whilst I think that GI (and particularly GL) ratings are very useful tools drawing too much from that JAMA study should be approached with caution (as it mentions in the article.)

    It involved a small number of participants in free living conditions where the difference change in body weight was minimal between the varying groups. It wasn't an examination of weight loss, rather weight maintenance and the effects of various diets on keeping weight in check. It also, like many studies, omits a crucial element: exercise.

    As the article says:
    Dubost urges moderation of carbs and fats. But equally important, she says, is a "part of the equation often ignored": exercise. She points to research that shows people who were successful in maintaining their weight a year after losing it added a significant ingredient to their daily regimen: at least 60 to 90 minutes of moderate exercise every single day.

    Once again I think low GI has a lot of value but I do not think it is inherently better than another approach.
  • StaceyMarie86
    StaceyMarie86 Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks for the helpful article - this is something I'm working to achieve in my healthy lifestyle.
  • needlework
    needlework Posts: 141 Member
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