Sentences with phrase «of high glycemic index carbohydrates»

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They do contain natural sugar but they have a low / medium glycemic index score because they also contain a good amount of fiber, which slows the release of the carbohydrates and gives you sustained energy rather spiking your blood sugar crazy high.

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.

Josie - I don't know what resistant starch is, but I'm resistant to having that being a reason to eat a starchy high - glycemic index carbohydrate that rapidly raises blood sugar and which can thereby contribute to the many ills of high blood sugar, including reduced circulation, storage as triglycerides, unnecessary calories with minimal nutritional value, etc..

For those of us watching our glycemic index, it is high in good fats and protein, and low in sugar and carbohydrates.

Specifically, Ebbeling's group studied three dietary paradigms: an Atkins» low - carb diet (60 percent of calories from fat, 10 percent from carbs); a mixed diet with foods generally low on the glycemic index (40 percent of calories from fat, 40 percent from carbs); and a low - fat diet with a mix of carbohydrates generally high on the glycemic index (20 percent of calories from fat, 60 percent from carbs).

A diet full of processed foods and simple carbohydrates, which have a high glycemic index, eventually will lead to a slower metabolism.

These trends may be explained in part by the yo - yo effects that high glycemic - index carbohydrates have on blood glucose, which can stimulate fat production and inflammation, increase overall caloric intake and lower insulin sensitivity, says David Ludwig, director of the obesity program at Children's Hospital Boston.

A 1997 study he co-authored in the Journal of the American Medical Association evaluated 65,000 women and found that the quintile of women who ate the most easily digestible and readily absorbed carbohydrates — that is, those with the highest glycemic index — were 47 percent more likely to acquire type 2 diabetes than those in the quintile with the lowest average glycemic - index score.

Each diet contained the same number of calories, but those calories came from foods that were either high or low in carbohydrates, and also either high or low on the glycemic index.

The researchers found that at high dietary carbohydrate content, the low - compared with high - glycemic index level decreased insulin sensitivity; increased low - density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol; and did not affect levels of high - density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, or blood pressure.

Patients may be encouraged to reduce their intake of carbohydrates that have a high glycemic index.

You don't have to go cold turkey on carbs, but do know this: A recent study found that a diet high on the glycemic index — that is, one that's full of refined carbohydrates that cause blood sugar levels to spike — may be associated with a greater risk of lung cancer, even among non-smokers.

Carbohydrates (especially the ones that have high glycemic index, such as simple sugars) are the ones that activate the production of insulin in the body.

James E. Gangwisch, PhD, assistant professor at Columbia University in the department of psychiatry, wanted to find out whether foods with a higher glycemic index (GI)-- a scale that ranks carbohydrate - containing foods by how much they raise your blood sugar — would be associated with greater odds of depression.

When we consume high quantities of carbohydrates at once, especially high glycemic index carbs, it leads to the release of high doses of insulin in the body.

Men who eat lots of those carbohydrates — which have what's known as a high glycemic index (GI)-- do not have the same increased risk, however, perhaps because their bodies process the carbs differently, the researchers found.

Carbs with a low glycemic index — such as fruit and pasta — were not associated with an increased risk of heart disease, which suggests that the increased risk is caused «not by a diet high in carbohydrates, but by a diet rich in rapidly absorbed carbohydrates,» says the lead author of the study, Sabina Sieri, PhD, of the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, a national institute for cancer research in Milan, Italy.

Carbohydrate - rich foods with a moderate to high glycemic index provide a readily available source of carbohydrate for muscle glycogen synthesis, and should be the major carbohydrate choices in recCarbohydrate - rich foods with a moderate to high glycemic index provide a readily available source of carbohydrate for muscle glycogen synthesis, and should be the major carbohydrate choices in reccarbohydrate for muscle glycogen synthesis, and should be the major carbohydrate choices in reccarbohydrate choices in recovery meals.

Carbohydrate foods of high glycemic index (GI 56 or more): They are written in red color; diabetics should better as far as possible avoid this kind of foods.

Researchers have investigated the effects of refined sugars on cognitive function, and conclude that «Special care in food selection at meals should be exercised by those with type 2 diabetes since ingestion of rapidly absorbed, high — glycemic index carbohydrate foods further impairs medial temporal lobe function, with food - induced increases in oxidative stress and cytokine release likely explaining the association between food ingestion and reduction in cognitive function in those with type 2 diabetes (1).»

For example, if you mix a high glycemic index carbohydrate with an extra source of fiber, healthy fats, or even certain proteins, many times the blood sugar and glycemic response will be slowed down considerably by the way you combined the food.

I limit my processed carbohydrates so this is a wonderful alternative to traditional pasta which has a high glycemic index — higher GI foods are broken down into sugar quickly and contribute to spiked insulin (which in turn results in weight gain and a host of other health problems).

Most experts agree on the fact that in diabetic patients treated with insulin, the substitution of dietary carbohydrates having a high glycemic index or high glycemic load by complex carbohydrates with lower figures improves the blood glucose control and reduces the hypoglycemic episodes [38].

High carbohydrates can elevate your triglycerides so you may want to look at the glycemic index of the carbs that you are eating.

In such individuals, overconsumption of processed (high — glycemic index) foodstuffs and (even whole - grain) cereals overloads the metabolic machinery with carbohydrates, yielding hyperglycemia and other metabolic anomalies.

Paleolithic nutrition is virtually devoid of high — glycemic index carbohydrates (40).

High fiber, lower glycemic index carbohydrates are best - small sweet potato with the skin, 1/2 cup beans, 1 medium ear of corn, 1 cup of quinoa, to name a few.

Objective: The objective was to study the SME of greater fermentation of high - glycemic - index (HGI) and LGI carbohydrates eaten during a previous meal.

Carbohydrate - rich foods typically have a high Glycemic Index (GI), which is a measurement of the food's effect on your blood sugar after consumption.

As soon as you put the weights down you have to take some fast acting carbohydrates (carbs with high glycemic index)-- such as dextrose (40 - 50 grams of dextrose powder) and easy to digest (fast acting) protein (25 - 35 grams of whey protein).

To put this into more understandable terms, it compares the glycemic response of 5 slices of high fiber bread made with resistant starch with 4 slices of white bread because both contain 50 grams of glycemic carbohydrates, (the official definition for the Glycemicglycemic response of 5 slices of high fiber bread made with resistant starch with 4 slices of white bread because both contain 50 grams of glycemic carbohydrates, (the official definition for the Glycemicglycemic carbohydrates, (the official definition for the GlycemicGlycemic Index).

The problem is that potatoes have a high glycemic index, a measure of how quickly carbohydrates are absorbed into the bloodstream.

However, if I've understood correctly, the point of avoiding refined carbohydrates is that they have a high glycemic index and therefore impair the ability of the body to use fat as main source of energy.

For those of us watching our glycemic index, it is high in good fats and protein, and low in sugar and carbohydrates.

During long or hard workouts and races you may want to consider high glycemic index carbohydrates mostly in the form of fluids such as sports drinks or gels like GU.

Potatoes are a popular source of dietary carbohydrate worldwide and are generally considered to be a high glycemic index (GI) food.

In the Diet, Obesity, and Gene (Diogenes) Project, increased protein consumption together with a modest reduction in glycemic index was beneficial for weight control.49 Substituting protein for carbohydrate also partly resulted in lower blood pressure, improved lipids levels, and concomitantly reduced cardiovascular risk.50 Higher vitamin D intake might have beneficial effects on the reduction of visceral adipose tissue51 and other cardiovascular risk factors52.

The effect of high carbohydrate meals with different glycemic indices on recovery of performance during prolonged

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.

Specifically, they'll get rid of or cut way back on the high - glycemic index carbohydrates and the foods or drinks with the high sugar or HFCS content.

There are three basic types of diets used in diabetic dogs; low carbohydrate, low - glycemic index and high insoluble fiber.

One take - home message from all of this information is that «grain - free» can be beneficial because some of the high - glycemic index carbohydrates are removed from your cat's food, but beware.

Omnivores, carnivores, and cats in particular, are harmed by refined sugars and those derived from high glycemic index carbohydrates that the body converts into sugars, which then trigger insulin release and storage of the calories from sugars as fat.

Peas: Peas are another healthy source of carbohydrates for dogs that are high in fiber and have the lowest glycemic index that may improve insulin response in canines [11, 12, 13].

Since a white potato is approximately 35 percent carbohydrate, that calculates to about 80 grams of carbohydrate with a very high Glycemic Index (GI) of 95.