Sentences with phrase «although high glycemic index»

A prospective, but possibly underpowered, cohort study testing a priori for sex interactions states that women tend to consume more sugar, although high glycemic index diets seem to increase abdominal fat, particularly in sedentary women in contrast to sedentary men (123, 124).

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Instead of making the sponge from scratch, you can also use 1 1/2 packages of commercial gluten - free lady fingers, although the glycemic index would be higher.

I am going to make this but use honey instead, which, although also high on the glycemic index, it doesn't require much.

Although the researchers aren't certain why this is, they suggest that it may be in part because carbohydrates with a high glycemic index lower HDL (or good cholesterol) and raise triglycerides less readily in men than they do in women.

Although agave may have a low glycemic index and does not spike blood sugars like other sweeteners can, the truth is MOST agave syrup has a higher fructose content than any commercial sweetener — ranging from 70 to 97 percent, depending on the brand, which is far higher than high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which averages 55 percent.

Although better than a doughnut or muffin, most fruits and juices have a high glycemic index and will trigger the cascade of blood sugar and insulin spikes and the resultant blood sugar crash.

But here's the part that makes us steer clear from it most of the time... Quinoa, although high in protein and fiber, rates a 53 on the glycemic index, which is pretty carb intensive.

Although it is commonly mistaken for a vegetable, corn is actually a grain with high glycemic index.

Although soybeans share some of the nutritional properties of pulses [e.g. high in fiber and protein, low glycemic index (GI)-RSB-, they are thought to have unique health effects due to their high content of certain phytoestrogens such as isoflavones and other bioactive compounds (6).

Regarding carbohydrate source, a diet with a low versus high glycemic index can be used to reduce HbA1c moderately (by ∼ 0.5 %).13 Case series and pilot studies reveal more substantial improvements in HbA1c and other benefits (less hypoglycemia and reduced glycemic variability) with a very low — carbohydrate diet (VLCD).14 — 21 Although varying to some degree among studies, a VLCD is typically defined as ≤ 20 to 50 g per day of carbohydrates or ≤ 5 % to 10 % carbohydrates as a proportion of calories.22 — 24 In T1DM, small sample sizes and methodological issues limit the significance of VLCD benefits, and little is known about prevalence, practice, and sustainability.