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What is meant by a low glycemic diet?

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Question by shabbaboo: What is meant by a low glycemic diet?
I’ve been recently diagnosed with polycystic ovaries and need to be on low-glycemic diet but i’m not sure what that entails.

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Answer by h b
low GI or glycemic index foods are those which release or break down into glucose slowly over a period of time and therfore give the best benefit to your body. There are many good websites that give you the GI ratings for foods so I’ll let you find them.

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You wil know after visiting this video on Glycemic Index foods and start eating low GI foods for the long haul.

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  1. jack says:

    January 16, 2012 at 5:57 pm (UTC 0)

    I have diabetes and have been told the same thing. Basically our bodies convert carbohydrates in food to glucose in our blood giving us energy. High GI foods convert to glucose very quickly causing the glucose in our blood to spike – Low GI tend to be less processed type foods eg wholegrain bread, and take longer to be turned into glucose causing less of a spike in the blood sugar.

    There is a good website put out by the university of sydney about GI and the GI values of different foods – here is its link
    http://www.glycemicindex.com/

  2. Max D says:

    January 16, 2012 at 6:28 pm (UTC 0)

    There’s a book done by Prevention Magazine called “The Sugar Solution”. If you’re interested in pursuing a low glycemic diet, that may be a good starting off point. There’s also a Sugar Solution Cookbook that has more LG recipes.

    Your local library should have a copy.

    Good luck.

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