Do you count portions on a low glycemic diet?
Hi The “glycemic index diet” or “GI diet” or “low glycemic diet” are more of a way of eating rather than a diet. Originally developed as a tool to help diabetics manage blood sugar control, the glycemic index has found its way into the mainstream weight loss market. The glycemic index is the basis for many popular diet plans, such as South Beach Diet and the Zone diet. What is GI (Glycemic Index)? Not all carbohydrate foods are created equal, in fact they behave quite differently in our bodies. The glycemic index or GI describes this difference by ranking carbohydrate foods according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion, releasing glucose rapidly into the bloodstream, have a high GI; carbohydrates that break down more slowly, releasing glucose more gradually into the bloodstream, have a low GI. Research has shown that very high glucose levels after meals, called glucose spikes, are damaging to our arteries and various blood
