| Move over low carbohydrate, here comes
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| | individual diet planning. One reason is
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| the next craze -- the glycemic index. As
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| | because glycemic load is based on
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| attention to the Atkins and South Beach
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| | measures of the glycemic index, and the
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| diets wanes, watch out for the next wave
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| | measures themselves are highly variable
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| of diet books featuring the glycemic
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| | according to, among other things,
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| index. Indeed, just googling the term
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| | individual response, where a food is
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| shows a variety of books already exist
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| | grown, how ripe it is, its physical form
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| that promise health benefits, including
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| | (whether it's whole or ground, for
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| type 2 diabetes control and the ever
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| | example) and how it is prepared.For
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| elusive weight loss miracle.Just how does
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| | example, rice from Italy has a glycemic
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| the glycemic index work? Should we add
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| | index of 102; in Canada, it's 72. Tables
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| another diet book to our already
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| | of glycemic index often reflect an
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| burgeoning libraries?The Glycemic Index
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| | average glycemic index, which can be
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| Promise for Diabetes & Weight LossThe
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| | useful for studies of what an entire
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| glycemic index is simply a measure of the
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| | population eats. When it gets down to
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| effect a carbohydrate-containing food has
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| | individuals, obviously the variations can
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| on blood sugar levels. The theory -
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| | make a big difference. To further
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| emphasis on theory; this isn't proven --
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| | complicate things, fat and protein also
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| is that foods with a higher glycemic
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| | affect the glycemic response, resulting
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| index cause blood sugar levels to rise
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| | in a lower glycemic effect when a food is
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| more than foods with a lower index,
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| | eaten in combination with other foods
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| thereby increasing insulin secretion,
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| | rather than by itself.What to DoClearly,
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| which then causes blood sugar levels to
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| | trying to determine the effect of a food
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| drop. Theoretically, that leads to false
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| | on blood sugar outside of a laboratory is
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| hunger, causing us to eat more than our
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| | fraught with complications that would
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| body really needs. Hence, struggles with
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| | make eating a low glycemic diet an
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| weight and, for people with diabetes,
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| | exercise in frustration. That is, if you
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| blood sugar control.A number of studies
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| | keep looking at single foods. But if you
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| have looked at various aspects of this
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| | look at the total diet, there are some
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| promise. For people with diabetes,
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| | words of wisdom to make smart eating a
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| several studies do suggest that paying
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| | reality.Choose among a wide variety of
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| attention to the glycemic impact of foods
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| | whole foods, including whole grains,
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| may have a positive effect on A1C levels
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| | beans, vegetables, fruits, lowfat dairy
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| (a measure of blood sugar control).
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| | products and protein foods. Most likely,
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| Studies of the effect of the glycemic
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| | you'll automatically be eating a lower
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| index on weight gain are inconsistent;
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| | glycemic diet as a result. Refined foods
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| some show a potential effect; others
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| | - those with fiber removed such as white
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| don't. A recent study of 32 healthy
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| | bread and fruit juices - tend to have a
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| 'overweight' adults with normal glucose
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| | higher glycemic load. What's more,
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| tolerance, however, showed that those who
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| | they're lower in all the vitamins,
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| had high levels of insulin secretion and
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| | minerals, phytonutrients and other
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| ate a low glycemic load diet lost the
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| | substances that make for healthy eating.
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| most weight.The Problems with Using the
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| | If you do want to eat a food with a
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| Glycemic Index for Weight Loss &/or
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| | higher glycemic index, eat it in
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| Diabetes ControlThe glycemic index,
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| | combination with a protein food. For
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| however, has a number of practical
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| | example, saltines with peanut butter for
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| problems. For one, it fails to truly
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| | a snack. If you have type 1 or type 2
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| categorize foods according to their
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| | diabetes or high insulin levels, work
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| impact on glycemic effect because it
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| | with your dietitian to determine if some
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| doesn't consider the amount of a food
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| | foods have a higher glycemic effect for
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| that we tend to eat at one time. A good
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| | you. This may involve checking your blood
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| example of this is a carrot versus a
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| | sugar levels after test meals.So save
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| Snickers bar.In the low carbohydrate diet
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| | your money - skip the latest book
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| craze, carrots gained a bad reputation
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| | promising easy solutions for type 2
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| due to their glycemic index. They rank 92
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| | diabetes and weight loss by using the
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| on the scale, which runs from 0 to 100.
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| | glycemic index. First, it isn't easy;
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| By comparison, a Snickers bar has a
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| | second, it's not necessarily accurate.
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| glycemic index of only 68. So does that
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| | Try spending your money instead on
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| mean Snickers are better choices than
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| | something that really helps you feel
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| carrots for type 2 diabetes and weight
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| | better - like a massage, facial,
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| loss? No. Because the amount of
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| | manicure, pedicure, personal training
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| carbohydrate eaten at any one time is an
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| | session, and the like.Marsha J. Hudnall,
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| important factor. If you take into
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| | MS, RD, CD is director of health
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| account how much carbohydrate you eat in
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| | communications and senior nutritionist at
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| each carrot vs. each Snickers bar - which
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| | Green Mountain at Fox Run. For over 34
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| is the basis for a calculation called
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| | years, Green Mountain at Fox Run has been
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| glycemic load - carrots rank as 7 and
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| | a women's weight loss retreat and spa.
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| Snickers as 23. To get as much
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| | Green Mountain's unique weight loss
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| carbohydrate from carrots as one Snickers
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| | program has offered women lifelong
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| bar, we'd have to eat about 8 carrots in
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| | solutions for weight management through
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| one sitting.The concept of glycemic load,
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| | lifestyle and behavioral change. Learn
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| then, appears to better to assess the
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| | more about our Mastering Type 2 Diabetes
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| effect of individual foods on blood sugar
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| | and Prediabetes, offered in concert with
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| levels. Still, experts agree that this
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| | the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard
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| concept has more utility for research on
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| | Medical School.
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| how populations of people eat, not for
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