glycemic index

[GRANVILLE]

For anyone on a low glycemic index diet, or for anyone wishing to know the glycemic index of a brand of food, check out www.glycemicindex.com its a site from Sydney University and you can input manufacturers and product names and get results

 

[Biggriz]

Cool bro. That's about all we have for now, and bros have used the glycemic index for years. An intresting NEW concept is being developed called the "insulin index" which will be much more accurate and have more meaning to us. The glycemic index is based on how fast foods enter the blood stream, while the new insulin index is based on how much insulin is secreted when certain foods are eaten...much better. Since it's kinda new there are only a handful of foods on the list now though. I think you can find it by doing a search for insulin index. Some pretty intresting stuff

 

[bigw]

The glycemic index is a joke if you use it to lose fat...We rarely eat foods in isolation,,so something high is usually combined with something low..Also,,carrots are high while ice cream is low,,how lean will I get if I only eat ice cream??

 

[GRANVILLE]

The glycemic index is a joke if you use it to lose fat...We rarely eat foods in isolation,,so something high is usually combined with something low..Also,,carrots are high while ice cream is low,,how lean will I get if I only eat ice cream??

I've never tried to lose weight/fat, so I wouldn't know, I put the reference there for those who are trying to avoid possible .diabetes caused by high glycemic index foods mixed with protein or lower glycemic foods. According to the moteague (sp) principal which is highly respected in Europe, you would lose fat/weight eating ice cream, its a modification of the keto principal without the sides.

 

[Ramstein II]

Bigw has a point. Really, it is the glycemic index on the meal in whole that is relevant. For example, you can reduce the rate at which very high glycemic carbs sources are absorbed by mixing them with other macros, such as fiber, protein, and fat. for example, a white bread sandwich may be very low overall glycemically speaking if it has some olive oil, lots of meat and vegatables.

However, I agree that overall glycemic index of your food really has no ultimate bearing on fat loss. It is relevant to quality of life though as high glycemic eating leads to constant hunger. In that sense it may inspire some to over eat. IMO diet induced diabetes is from over eating regardless of macronutrient choices.