glycaemic index (GI) means a measure of the blood glucose raising ability of the digestible
carbohydrates in a given food as determined by a recognised scientific method.
The glycemic index (GI) is a way of measuring how quickly
the carbohydrate in a given food raises the level of blood sugar.
Some popular diets focus on the glycemic index, a measure of how quickly
the carbohydrates in a given food raise blood sugar levels.
Not exact matches
Bread or toast fingers are a very common
food for babies, mainly because they are high
in carbohydrates, which
gives baby energy to go about skipping and hopping all throughout the house.
Most products you can buy on the market, contain a combination of protein, fats, and
carbohydrates, so the classification of bodybuilding
foods is performed conventionally only by
giving emphasis on certain macro-nutrients and their amounts
in the particular
food.
ANDREA:
Food is important, and I'm not a nutritionist so I can't
give too much specific information, but I was at one point, back
in the early 2000s competitive weight training was my thing, so I was on a diet where I was eating very lean protein, complex
carbohydrates, a certain amount of fats and I was very, very militant about my eating.
Yes, a lot of assumptions were made here (and I'm sure you could argue plus or minus 10 - 25 % for ANY of these numbers), but this hopefully puts it a bit
in perspective - ~ 200 calories of glycogen is about 50 grams of
carbohydrates, and
given the body can synthesize around 15 - 20 grams of glycogen per hour, and is doing so during the workout from any
food remaining
in the gut, unless you haven't eaten
in 12 hours you really only need ~ 30 additional grams of
carbohydrates post workout, of which the body will use about 15 - 20 per hour to top off your stores.
I found out that stress makes me want to eat a lot of sugary
foods (chocolate cake
in particular) because the
carbohydrates in it
give me a very comforting feeling even though I knew that I will have to pay for the consequences afterwards.
The glycemic index measures the effect on blood glucose of a
given amount of
carbohydrate from a particular
food source,
in comparison to the same amount of
carbohydrate in white bread as the standard (set at 100).
However, if you're trying to lose weight or have diabetes or metabolic syndrome and enjoy rich, luxurious, high - fat
foods like cheese, cream, eggs, avocado, and fatty meats — and are willing to
give up the aforementioned high - carb
foods in exchange — a very - low -
carbohydrate ketogenic diet may be the ideal way of eating for you.2
In the revised table, 3 columns of data not given in the 1995 table are included: GL values, a nominal serving size for each food (weight in g or volume in mL), and the carbohydrate content of each food (in g / serving
In the revised table, 3 columns of data not
given in the 1995 table are included: GL values, a nominal serving size for each food (weight in g or volume in mL), and the carbohydrate content of each food (in g / serving
in the 1995 table are included: GL values, a nominal serving size for each
food (weight
in g or volume in mL), and the carbohydrate content of each food (in g / serving
in g or volume
in mL), and the carbohydrate content of each food (in g / serving
in mL), and the
carbohydrate content of each
food (
in g / serving
in g / serving).
Heimowitz told DietinReview.com Kim will be following the Atkins 40 program, an extension of Atkins 20, which is the same high - protein, low -
carbohydrate diet, but
gives people more flexibility
in the
foods they eat and a few more grams of carbs to work with while still promoting weight loss.
The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recently released its latest guidelines, which define a healthy diet as one that emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low - or nonfat dairy products, seafood, legumes and nuts while reducing red and processed meat, refined grains, and sugary
foods and beverages.1 Some cardiologists recommend a Mediterranean diet rich
in olive oil, the American Diabetes Association
gives the nod to both low -
carbohydrate and low - fat diets, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine promotes a vegetarian diet.
All you need is a source of information that
gives the
carbohydrate and fiber counts
in grams of specific portions of
foods.
The glycemic load multiplies the GI for a
given food by the grams of
carbohydrates in a typical portion, then divides it by 100.
The healthy bacteria present
in some of these
foods begin the breakdown process of
carbohydrates, fats and proteins before you even take a bite and
give your digestive system an added boost.
If you multiply the amount of
carbohydrates in a
food serving by the GI it will
give you an idea of how much effect an actual portion of
food has on blood sugar level.
The Glycemic Load is the most practical way to apply the Glycemic Index to dieting, and is easily calculated by multiplying a
food's Glycemic Index (as a percentage) by the number of net
carbohydrates in a
given serving.
This is why most brands of dog
food include a bunch of
carbohydrates in their recipe to
give your pooch the energy they need.
Structurally,
carbohydrates (starches
in particular) are essential to dry pet
food processing; commercial extruded pet
foods use starches to
give the
food structure and texture.
Grains are another bone of contention for many, and cats are obligate carnivores, thus not requiring large quantities of grain
in their diets, but some grains
in foods are good sources of readily available
carbohydrates for your pet
giving her rapid energy.
Some of the unique compounds within the
carbohydrates in the
food that
give color may also color the stool.
I've read some snarky blog sites that wonder whether this is really a marketing ploy, but it seems to me that if I were of necessity a
food bank user, I would much rather
give my children a can of vegetarian Nourish, with real vegetables and grains, than a can of spaghetti that's all
carbohydrates, which is what you often see
in donation bins.