Glycemic Index Chart

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The fourth element of our nutrition concepts is known as the Glycemic Index Chart.

The other three elements are A Balanced Diet, Eating Raw Foods and Fat in Foods. Links to these other elements can be found at the bottom of this page.

This index is not a listing of foods based on nutritional value.

It is simply an indication of how fast different foods raise blood sugar levels. The higher the index of a food the faster it will raise your blood sugar.

Low GI foods ...

... will promote a slow rise in blood sugar and insulin levels. This serves to keep your hunger in check and encourage your body to convert body fat into energy.

This is cool.

High GI foods ...

.... do the reverse. They promote sudden increases in blood sugar which can result in an increase in appetite and a tendency to make your body store food calories as fat.

This is not cool.

I am not telling you to totally avoid high glycemic foods but to make sure you include lots of low and medium glycemic foods in your diet.

Whenever you do eat a food which is on the high list, combine it with food from the low side to balance the effects.

To view the chart check out Food Nutrition - Glycemic.