Is Bistro MD a low glycemic plan?
Let me explain a little bit about the program and how it is set up. What we actually use is the concept of glycemic load. Glycemic index is how much your blood sugar is raised after eating certain foods. A level of -100 is given to how much your blood sugar is raised after eating a standard amount of sugar (glucose). A rapid rise and fall in blood sugar after meals is one of the biochemical events that can increase hunger. What is interesting is that some foods raise the blood sugar higher than does glucose and these foods are not necessarily sweeter or unhealthy. The Glycemic Index is interesting but most meals that are eaten contain a combination of several different types of food and the combinations of food will affect the glycemic index of an individual food. For example, if a food containing protein and fat like a piece of fish or chicken is eaten during the same meal as a vegetable and corn, the blood sugar will be affected different than if just corn was eaten alone. The effect
