glycemic index

Glycemic Index – The Key To Fat Loss Or Just Another Diet Gimmick

12/15/2009

in Nutrition,Weight Loss

The glycemic index (GI) may be a scale from 1 to 100 that measures how quickly carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose. The first purpose for the glycemic index was to help diabetics keep their blood sugar below control. The glycemic index has recently attracted a heap of attention within the bodybuilding, fitness and [...]

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Potatoes, Glycemic Index, and White Foods – Friend or Foe for a Lean-Body

11/24/2009

in Six Pack Abs,Weight Loss

I might like to start out a little discussion nowadays about carbohydrates… and in explicit, “white foods” and potatoes. One reason I needed to say this is as a result of therefore several health and fitness professionals trash talk potatoes about being a bad carbohydrate alternative as a result of of the high glycemic index. [...]

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