Diet Tips
June 10th, 2008 at 12:10am
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Too much of a good thing is bad – that is the bittersweet truth about sugar. We are born loving sugar and we can never get enough of it. But like many good things in life, little sugar is okay. But if exceeds the normal daily dietary allowance, then it is not healthy anymore.
We’ve probably heard an astounding number of people discussing the negative effects of too much sugar but we never seem to listen to them. Time and again, they tell us that sugar makes us fat and can put us at great risk for diabetes.
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Low Sugar Diet
By tim
January 30th, 2008 at 12:57am
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The glycemic index or GI is a way of ranking the types of foods which contain carbohydrates that affect your blood glucose levels. If the GI score is 55 or less it is low, if it is 56 to 69 it is medium and anything above 70 is high. The lower the score, the better and here is a list of low GI diet foods.
These GI low diet foods include bread as long as it is whole grain or stone ground, 100% percent bread, pumpernickel or rye bread. Oats, cereals, rice, pasta, couscous, noodles, beans, lentils, dried foods, nuts, canned fish, frozen vegetables, oils, condiments, fat free dairy products like yogurt, reduced fat cheese, reduced fat ice cream, eggs, fresh fruits or vegetables, fruit juices and bottled water.
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Low GI Diet Foods
By tim
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:30am
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Low glycemic index diets are getting more popular than low card diets because it tells you straight to the point what foods are good for you. These may also affect feelings of fullness in the stomach and may influence hunger but most of all, help you control your body weight.
Just to give you a background on low glycemic index diets, this was first developed in 1981 to help people maintain stable blood sugar levels. The GI or glycemic index is on a scale from 0 to 100 which is measured in terms of your blood sugar after eating.
By tim
January 16th, 2008 at 12:22am
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Let’s say you already know what products have low levels of GI. You can swap this so you don’t get bored eating them or you can try out low glycemic index recipes to make it more fun to eat.
One example is Broccoli Frittata. For this, you will need 3 beaten eggs, 2 cups sour cream, 2 slices whole grain bread processed into crumbs, half a cup of Parmesan cheese, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2/3 cup chopped onion, and 3 (10 ounces) packages chopped broccoli.
By tim
January 8th, 2008 at 10:58pm
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Everyone knows there is a link between obesity and diabetes. In fact, 80% of those that suffer from Type 2 diabetes are obese. Both are key indicators of possible insulin resistance and the only way to stop this from happening is by following a low GI diet plan.
Although there are many causes of obesity and insulin resistance, experts believe that a low GI diet plan is necessary because of the overconsumption of refined high GI carbohydrates. These foods cause a rapid rise in blood glucose thus triggering excessive amounts of insulin to be released into the pancreas to cope with the glucose.
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Low GI Diet Plan
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