Sentences with phrase «lower glycemic foods tend»

Lower glycemic foods tend to be that way because they contain higher amounts of fiber, thus slowing digestion.

«Although low glycemic foods tend to not cause as high a rise in serum glucose they also contain fats»

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Because we tend to de-emphasize grain intake in our WHFoods recipes and meal plans, and because we generally tend to emphasize intake of low glycemic index foods that have limited to moderate amounts of available carbohydrates, we set a WHFoods recommendation level of 225 grams for total carbohydrate — about 10 % higher than the low end of the range recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in its discussion of Dietary Reference Intakes.

Second, protein - rich foods tend to have very low glycemic index (GI) values.

Long - distance runners would tend to favor foods high on the glycemic index, while people with pre - or full - blown diabetes would need to concentrate on low GI foods.