Carbohydrates
Are dried fruit healthy?
This article refers to dried fruit with no sugar additives. Any candied fruit belong to the “sugars” category. The healthiness of dried fruit is not as “black and white” as…
Carbohydrates
Do potatoes raise blood glucose level more than sugar?
There are two ways to measure how carbohydrates raise blood glucose: The glucose component of dietary carbohydrate has the greatest effect on the blood glucose and is used as the…
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Glycemic Load
Limitations of GI measurement In the real world, we eat food in portion sizes. Each food type has its own “usual” portion. Glycemic load (GL) is a more realistic measurement…
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Glycemic Index
The glycemic index (GI) measures how carbohydrate-containing foods affect your blood sugar level and has the following classification: This measure has proven to give valuable insights between food and health.…