Sentences with phrase «quickly foods containing carbohydrates»

The glycemic index is a measure of how quickly foods containing carbohydrates, such as fruits, cereals and baked goods, raise glucose levels in the bloodstream.

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The glycemic index is a numerical system of measuring how quickly a carbohydrate - containing food turns to glucose (blood sugar).

Once thought as a healthier carbohydrate choice, it is now known that although a food contains complex carbs, it can be digested just as quickly as simple carbs like sugars and have similar effects on your health.

Using a calorie counting app (I use My Fitness Pal) I could quickly see not only the calories contained in a food item but also the amount of fat, protein and carbohydrates.

Glycemic index, or GI, is a ranking of carbohydrate containing foods on a scale of zero to 100 according to how quickly these foods raise your blood sugar level after consumption.

How a carbohydrate - containing food affects blood sugar depends on how quickly the digestive system can break apart the food into its component sugar molecules.