(GI) GLYCEMIC INDEX??

lennyc2320
lennyc2320 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
LOOKING FOR CONNECTION OF WHAT I EAT AND (GI) GLYCEMIC INDEX?? BBCODE

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  • bmchenry02
    bmchenry02 Posts: 233 Member
    Um, do you mean you want to know what the GI is of the foods you're eating now? There are tons of charts with GI info on the internet. Not sure I understand what you're after.

  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    edited July 2015
    1 - check your caps lock key; you have 2 posts, and they're both shouting

    2 - what's "BBCODE" on the end of both posts?

    3 - to find a list of the glycemic indices for foods, use your favorite search engine & enter a search string something like:
    list glycemic index of foods
    This was my result using bing.
    Here's one to get you started, from a valid source (always a concern).
    http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthy-eating/glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods

    (Hint: usually when something is blue, it's a link to a web page. For example, the harvard.edu
    link and the word "this" just above. You can click on them to go look at the page, or you can
    point at them, right-click and choose "open in new tab" if you want to keep this page available.)
  • 053069
    053069 Posts: 52 Member
    Look info about the Montignac diet. That is based on GI. I have lost two times 60lbs with that diet but I remembered I kept it 100%, no errors. Low GI is good when you do not exercise. At some point I was tired of Monti diet, so I switched on counting calories.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    053069 wrote: »
    Look info about the Montignac diet. That is based on GI. I have lost two times 60lbs with that diet but I remembered I kept it 100%, no errors. Low GI is good when you do not exercise. At some point I was tired of Monti diet, so I switched on counting calories.

    Why recommend a quack diet? GI index has no real use outside of diabetics, unless most people eat everything fasted and isocalorically

    "The two main principles of the Montignac Method:

    The first principle is to overcome conditioning arising from misguided messages which tell us that calories are what make us gain weight. This belief, despite its proven failure is unfortunately still widespread and preached by many dieticians.

    The second principle is to eat food that is nutritious, that is to say, chosen by its nutritional value and metabolic potential.

    The best carbohydrates are those with the lowest glycemic indexes.
    The quality of fat foods depends on the nature of their fatty acids, as follows:
    Polyunsaturated omega 3 acids (fish fat) as well as monounsaturated fatty acids (olive oil) are the best choice.
    Saturated fatty acids (butter, fat meats) are to be avoided.
    Proteins should be chosen on the basis of their (vegetable or animal) origin, depending on how they complement each other and on if they make our bodies react by gaining weight (hyperinsulinism)."

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