For many endurance athletes the foods of choice for carbo - loading are those of low
glycemic indices due to their minimal effect on serum glucose levels.
Not exact matches
I don't usually go for fries from white potatoes,
due to their high
glycemic index (and also the fact that they are often fried in genetically modified soy and / or canola oils).
They are diabetic friendly
due to their low
glycemic index (really, good for everyone) and are full of fiber, beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium and magnesium....
I adore baking gluten free (I have a sensitivity to wheat, ugh) with almond meal / flour, buckwheat, millet, sorghum and teff as I try to use more of the protein flours and stay away from the rice flours
due to higher
glycemic index / load values (lectins, too) but use the starch flours sparingly.
However,
due to its readily digestible starch, it has a high
glycemic index.
Bananas and grapes, often avoided
due to their high
glycemic index, turn out to be fairly good in preventing diabetes.
Agave nectar is a great alternative to traditional sugar and sweeteners
due to its low
glycemic index making it diabetic friendly.
The interesting thing about the GI
index is that some foods that are relatively high are fine for diabetics whereas one of the lowest
glycemic food... fructose in concentrated form is not helpful
due to the metabolic products formed by the liver... uric acid, inflammatory aldehydes, lipids and some glycogen.
Pickled foods, which are sour
due to lactic acid released by bacteria, reduce the
glycemic index of rice by 27 % if eaten before the rice and by 25 % if eaten alongside the rice [6].
It is also the safest sweetener for blood sugar
due to its zero
glycemic index.
Bananas in a green smoothie should work well because the overall
glycemic index of the smoothie should be low
due to the addition of greens.
Our body reacts in a rather negative way
due to a high
glycemic index.
Lamb is often unranked on lists of
glycemic index (GI) values
due to its virtually non-existent carb content.
The health benefits of this eating pattern — a reduced risk of diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and certain cancers — may be
due in part to its low
glycemic index and
glycemic load.
The benefits of the DP used in the present study included a high compliance (94.8 %) to the dietary treatment, probably
due to the easy preparation of the DP; the low
glycemic index of the DP (38.6); the abundance of phytochemicals with antioxidant, antihyperinsulinemic, hypolipidemic, and antiinflammatory activities; and the moderate satiety induced by ingestion of the DP.
Due to being made up of cells, virtually all «ancestral foods» have markedly lower carbohydrate densities than flour - and sugar - containing foods, a property quite independent of
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).
(Natural News) Diabetics and pre-diabetics are often told to avoid potatoes
due to being relatively high on the
glycemic index (GI).
Carrots and green beans are the go - to staples of healthy treat giving, but broccoli, peas, sweet potato (but not white potatoes
due to their high
glycemic index), and the occasional slice of apple or banana are all much healthier than store - bought treats.
It has become popular
due to its sweet taste and low
glycemic index.
It has become much more popular in recent years
due to its high vitamin A content and its new reputation as a nutrient - packed, low -
glycemic -
index carbohydrate.