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In 1981, David Jenkins, Thomas Wolever, and colleagues introduced the concept of the glycemic index (GI) to differentiate carbohydrates based on the rate of blood glucose rise following their consumption. Although GI was first used in diet therapy for diabetes, research evidence has accumulated since then to thousands of publications from all over the world with applications for prevention and/or management of many diseases, as well as effects on physiological states and exercise. The Glycemic Index: Applications in Practice has gathered together, in an unbiased and critical way, all the evidence and research on GI, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, polycystic ovar...
This book will be of significant interest to researchers in nutrition, medicine and food science, and to health agencies and the food industry."--Jacket.
The "Complete Glycemic index & Glycemic Load for 4000+ foods", provides one of the most extensive tables about glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) with 4000+ foods divided into 14 categories. The "glycemic index (GI) diet" refers to a targeted diet plan that uses the glycemic index as the primary and only guide for meal planning. it provides an eating plan and general dietary guidelines based on how foods affect your blood sugar level and had proven its superiority in term of weight loss, weight management, diabetes control and diabetes prevention The "Complete Glycemic index & Glycemic Load for 4000+ foods", provides the glycemic index (GI) for 4000+ foods divided into 14 categories....
Pasta rather than potatoes, berry fruits rather than bananas, and wine rather than beer with meals. She also offers advice on cooking and processing foods for optimal GI ratings. Extensive charts list the GI ratings of everyday foods, specifying the grams of carbohydrates each serving yields. For easy reference, foods are grouped into types that include: breads and bread products; cereals and grains; cookies, crackers, and cakes; fruit and fruit juices; vegetables and legumes; rice and.
Get proven results from this safe, effective, and easy-to-follow diet Using the glycemic index is a proven method of losing and maintaining weight safely and quickly. The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies presents this system in an easy-to-apply manner, giving you the tools and tips you need to shed unwanted pounds and improve your overall health. Recommends foods that boost metabolism, promote weight loss, and provide longer-lasting energy Features delicious recipes for glycemic-friendly cooking at home Includes exercises for maintaining glycemic index weight loss and promoting physical fitness Offers guidance on shopping for food as well as eating at restaurants and away from home You'll not only see how to apply the glycemic index to your existing diet plan, but also how to develop a lifestyle based around improving your overall health.
The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes is the first comprehensive guide to using the glycemic index to control type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and more. The book features the latest, most accurate information with new findings by the authors. It includes GI-based recipes and menus for type 1, type 2, prediabetes, gestational diabetes, and juvenile diabetes, as well as related conditions like obesity and celiac disease, plus practical dietary guidance on sugar, sweeteners, alcohol, snacking, and eating out.
Losing weight is relatively easy with many 'fad' diets; maintaining the loss with these diets is difficult and largely impossible to sustain. Health expert Rick Gallop has found the key to permanent weight loss with his Gi Diet. With over 40 new recipes and meal plans, this book is the first step to a healthy and happier life... 'Forget Fads: Change your eating habits for life' -- Daily Telegraph 'Offers excellent advice for weight loss, based on healthy eating guidelines.' -- The Times 'For people who never want to diet again...the pounds will drop...only diet you'll ever need' -- The Sun 'Life changing - simple to get great results' -- ***** Reader review 'Truly life changing!' -- ***** Re...
This updated edition of Australia’s bestselling Low GI Diet program, explains how a low GI diet can help you lose weight and keep it off. Featuring twelve weeks of menus tailored to your weight and activity level, and twelve weeks of easy-to-follow aerobic and resistance exercises that will take you just 30 minutes a day, this book outlines a nutritionally balanced, effective and healthy way to start losing weight and improve your overall health, and includes: • Tools and tips to maintain weight loss for life • Delicious recipes and a menu survival guide for eating out • How to balance protein and carbohydrate • Photographs of exercises • Updated GI tables for your favourite foods The most significant dietary finding of the last 25 years, the glycemic index (GI) is an easy-to-understand measure of how food affects blood glucose levels and has revolutionised the way we eat.
Gem GI is a clear introduction to what a GI diet is and how it works. It explains the difference between the glycemic index of a food and its glycemic load. The GI food counter rates hundreds of foods using a simple traffic-light system: red for foods to avoid, amber for foods to eat occasionally and green for foods to focus on.
The glycemic index (GI) is the scientifically proven tool that could revolutionize the way people view what foods, especially carbohydrates, they eat. The Glucose Revolution explains why eating slowly digested carbohydrates (those with a low GI) should have positive effects on your wellbeing, as well as helping to prevent or alleviate the symptoms of weight problems, heart disease and diabetes.