Sentences with phrase «high glycemic index foods cause»

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Unlike most «refined» carbohydrates, which are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream, pasta has a low glycemic index, meaning it causes smaller increases in blood sugar levels than those caused by eating foods with a high glycemic index.

The glycemic index (GI) helps people with diabetes monitor how carb - heavy foods affect their blood sugar level — white bread, for example, is high on the GI because it breaks down quickly during digestion and causes a spike in blood sugar.

Most people don't realize it, but refined carbohydrates like breads, pastas and crackers are all high on the glycemic index, and they actually cause the same things to happen in your body that sugary foods do, even though they taste more savory than sweet.

Cardiologists are discovering that «high glycemic index» carbohydrates (sweet and starchy foods that cause blood sugar to rise rapidly) are, by far, the most important dietary risk factors in coronary artery disease.

High glycemic - index foods, including refined carbs like white rice, have been shown to increase your risk of depression since they cause your blood sugar to suddenly rise, promoting a spike of insulin.

«A diet with sugar and high glycemic index foods promotes all the leading causes of death in America,» he says.

According to advocates of the glycemic index system, foods that are high on the GI scale such as rice cakes, carrots, potatoes, watermelon or grape juice are «unfavorable» and should be avoided because high GI foods are absorbed quickly, raise blood sugar rapidly and are therefore more likely to convert to fat or cause health problems.

A food with a low glycemic index (GI) typically raises blood sugar levels only moderately, while a food with a high GI may cause blood sugar levels to increase more than desired.The higher the glycemic index of a food, the greater chance that you will experience an insulin spike which will potentially affect your metabolism.

Eating foods that are higher in glycemic index (GI), which include simple carbs: potatoes, white breads, sweetened + processed cereal, sodas and other drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, corn products, white rice, and sweetened «junk foods» of all kinds — break down rapidly, causing a rush of glucose into the blood stream.

Foods that are low on the glycemic index with scores of 55 or below aren't as likely to cause your blood sugar levels to spike as foods high on the GI scale with scores of 70 or above.

This causes bile to back up and crystallize.3Nousia - Arvanitakis, S. et al. «Subclinical exocrine pancreatic dysfunction resulting from decreased cholecystokinin secretion in the presence of... continue All of this, and we haven't even mentioned the blood sugar spike caused by high glycemic index foods like bread, crackers, cookies, and rice, (including gluten free) and the effect this has on your insulin levels and therefore, fat storage.

Sweet potatoes rank medium to high on the glycemic index (GI), which measures how foods cause blood sugar levels to rise.

Dairy foods and high - glycemic index foods can cause this nutrient to become «overactive.»

The grain that ends up in pet food may contain mold or excessive pesticide residues, so it makes sense to look for alternatives, but white potatoes and green peas (the most common substitutes) are even higher on the glycemic index than grain — a serious issue for cats, who are susceptible to diabetes from the wild insulin swings these foods cause).