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GI Diet

About

There are a few different diets about which are based on the Glycemix Index. The Glycemic Index is a measure of the rate which the blood glucose levels rise when a particular food is carbohydrate food is eaten. The rating is between 1 and 100 with 100 being the foods that are uickly converted to blood sugar and as a result how quickly blood sugar levels will drop. A low ranking food with be absorbed much more slowly and result in a more steady blood sugar level.

Although the GI gives you a good indication of how quickly the carbohydrate in any particular food is converted to blood sugar you really need to work out the Glycenic load of the food to get your diet right. For example a carrot may have a GI of 92 which is very high, and a chocolate bar may have a GI rating of 92 as well. So your initial instinct would tell you they are the same, and you would be correct, but only if you compared one chocolate bar to a box load of carrots! This is due to the actual carbohydrate content of a carrot being much lower in comparison the the chocolate bar. And the carrot also provides many essential nutrients for a healthy lifestyle.

To work out the glycemic load of a product you need to do the below equations:

How the Diet Works

As previously mentioned there are a few diets about based on the GI so you can follow any particular method, but what is consistent with all the diets is that they are based in the GI of food rather than calories, fat, quantity etc.

Summary

A good diet to follow to stabalise your blood sugar levels, particulary good if you suffer from energy crashes during the day. Remember that this type of diet was orginally developed to help diabetics. If you have no problems with regard to your blood sugar levels then you may find a different diet more effective with terms of weight loss, but do not discount the GI of foods and combining this with another diet can help you get increased results, and stisfy both your hunger and blood sugar levels to a much higher degree.