12 articles on "glycemic"

Low Gi Diet or Low Carb Diet – Which One Is Best

These days, most everyone has heard of low carb diets such as the South Beach and Atkins diet but the GI or glycemic index diet is a fairly new name on the diet scene. While low carb diets restrict the quantity of carbohydrates, the GI diet focuses o...

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Low Gi Diet or Low Carb Diet – Which One Is Best

The ongoing debate between low GI and low-carb diets has mystified the health-conscious world for the last few decades. Both diets aim to tackle the issue of obesity and its related ailments by controlling the intake of carbohydrates, but their appro...

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No One Ever Got Fat Eating Broccoli!

No One Ever Got Fat Eating Broccoli! by: Andrew Cavanagh (AMWA) Diet tips for losing weight abound. Some are good, some questionable and some are just plain crazy. At the risk of joining the ever growing list of diet tips here is probably the mo...

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No One Ever Got Fat Eating Broccoli!

Eating healthy, low-calorie foods like broccoli is an essential part of any good diet. Though broccoli may not be the most glamorous vegetable, it is full of nutrients that can help reduce your risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer. ...

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All About Glycemic Index Diets

If you want to lose weight or watch your sugars, you should go on the glycemic index diet. This is one that counts the glycemic index numbers on foods. Foods that are high on this index are those that tend to absorb quickly into the system and turn t...

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The Big FAT Lie

The Big FAT Lie by: Ray Gebauer Over two thirds of Americans are over weight, and half of them are considered obese. Most of the remaining third of Americans are concerned about becoming overweight! While we are obsessed with avoiding food that ...

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The Glycemic Index and Dieting

The Glycemic Index and Dieting by: Protica Nutritional Research The field of nutrition is awash with charts, tables, diagrams, models, acronyms, and abbreviations; more than the average person can memorize. As such, one often comes across someon...

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Glycemic Index Food - What Is It?

Glycemic index (GI) foods are those that are given a number correspond to how they break down in the system and their relation to blood glucose levels. Most of the glycemic index foods that are good for people to eat are those that we all know are go...

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Glycemic Index, a Magic Weight Loss Solution or a Soap Bubble Ready To Burst?

Glycemic Index, a Magic Weight Loss Solution or a Soap Bubble Ready To Burst? by: Rajesh Shetty Glycemic index ranks different carbohydrate foods depending on their potential to raise blood glucose levels. The ranking is on a scale from 0 to 10...

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Seven Reasons to Take Acai

Seven Reasons to Take Acai by: Todd Levering Acai (pronounced ah-sy-ee) is a berry grown mainly in South America that has a number of nutritional properties, and has even been known to prevent certain diseases. There are a number of reasons to t...

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