Do Low Glycemic Foods Help Weight Loss?
You may have heard of this diet approach before (especially if you’re diabetic) or maybe you’re just hearing about it now. Truth is more and more doctors and nutritionists are getting on board and recommending a low glycemic diet as a way for people to control and lose weight. Why is that and how can low glycemic foods help you lose weight? Here’s the skinny on this topic. Firstly, all foods are put into a hierarchy (the glycemic index) based on how quickly they digest in our system and, in turn, how much they cause our blood sugar levels to rise. Rising blood sugars are not typically good for diabetics because they lack the insulin supply to break down the glucose which left untreated can cause certain serious health conditions for them, such as heart, kidney, eye, and nerve-related dysfunction. For the non-diabetic person, high glucose levels can cause an undesired result — an increased appetite which can spur on excessive bouts of eating. To keep one’s blood sugar level down, it’s r
