Sentences with phrase «daily glycemic index»

Average daily glycemic index (GI) showed only very slight variation, peaking in the summer.

«We observed a 49 percent increased risk of lung cancer among subjects with the highest daily glycemic index,» author of new study says.

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Nutrient density is super important, but when life includes the daily struggle of crashing blood sugar, yes, the glycemic index can be a life saver, even if it means missing out on * some * nutrients temporarily while you learn to find diverse low GI foods.

Not only are they incredibly nutritious (a one - cup serving offers 65 percent of our daily requirement for vitamin C and as much as 700 percent of the recommended daily requirement for vitamin A), but they also have a fairly low glycemic index of 17.

• rich in fiber (because of psyllium husk) • fermentation lowers the glycemic index and prevents blood sugar spikes • simple ingredients with no hard - to - get flours and starches • easy to prepare • easy to fit the sourodugh baking into your daily life • cheap • perfect for sandwiches, tastes delicious and goes well with other foods • easy to digest and keeps you light • eggs - free, diary - free, soy - free, xanthan gum - free, guar gum - free, sugar - free

They had each participant lose about 10 to 15 percent of their body weight, then put them on three different maintenance diets — low - fat (with about 60 percent of daily calories coming from carbs); low - glycemic - index (with about 40 percent of daily intake from carbs that cause only moderate spikes in blood sugar, such as legumes and vegetables); and a very low - carb approach, with just 10 percent of daily calories from carbs.

Dieters are permitted to eat three serves of complex carbohydrates such as whole wheat bread, pasta or oatmeal as well as one piece of low glycemic index fruit daily.

When your daily meals have a lower glycemic index (read: lower in the sugar and carbs that create dangerous spikes in your blood glucose), your blood sugar remains stable, you don't «crash» after spikes, and your body doesn't send your brain those pesky «we need sugar NOW!»

According to the USDA, a medium russet potato contains 170 calories, 35 percent of your recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin C and 0 percent of your RDA of vitamin A, whereas a medium sweet potato contains 105 calories, 37 percent of your RDA of vitamin C and 438 percent of your RDA of vitamin A. With a glycemic index of 70, a sweet potato's glycemic index is lower than that of a white potato.