High GI foods :-(GI > 70)
Dates, dried (1o3)
White rice (87)
Corn flakes (84)
French fries (75)
White bread (71)
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Intermediate GI foods :-
(GI 55 - 70)
Pineapple (66)
Raisins (64)
White potatoes, boiled (63)
Honey (58)
Banana (55)
Brown rice (55)
Oat bran (55)
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Low GI foods :-
(GI <55)>
Peanuts (12)
Soybeans (18)
Kidney beans (27)
Lentils (30)
Butter beans (31)
Yogurt (33)
Apple (38)
Apple juice (40)
Orange (44)
Orange juice (46)
Grapes (46)
Baked beans (48)
Carrots, cooked (49)
...
Carbohydrates that quickly raise blood sugar are called "high glycemic index" or high GI foods. (glycemic - another term for sugar)
In contrast, carbohydrates that gradually raise glucose are "low GI" foods.
High GI foods can produce spikes and valleys in blood sugar; sometimes creating a feast or famine for the brain. Whereas, generally eating low GI foods discourages sharp peaks and valleys in blood sugar, creating more mental equanimity.
High GI foods lead to "insulin resistance" or "prediabetes" in which insulin becomes ineffective, promoting high blood pressure, clogged arteries, heart attacks, strokes, possibly Alzheimer's disease, according to research.
(Source - "Your Miracle Brain" by Jean Carper)
4 comments:
i am trying to reduce my sugar intake on my diet too nowadays..
Right. Avoid sweet foods and stop adding sugar to our food/beverages. In fact the foods we take daily contain more than enough sugar for our bodily needs. Any extra sugar can only cause HARM to our body.
Remember, man is a creature of HABIT. We are not born to eat sweet things, but it's a matter of habit.
So try to eat plain foods - LESS sugar, LESS salt and LESS deep-fry!
How about chocolate???
Hi,LiWan
Chocolates contain nutrients too. No harm eating it occasionally especially those not-so-sweet ones.
Anything in excess becomes bad.
By the way, chocolate is better than ice-cream.
Have a good day!
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