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  2. Glycemic load - Wikipedia

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    A 100 g serving of watermelon has 5 g of available carbohydrates (it contains a lot of water), making the calculation (5 × 72)/100=3.6, so the GL is 3.6. A food with a GI of 90 and 8 g of available carbohydrates has a GL of 7.2 (8 × 90/100=7.2), while a food with a GI of just 6 and with 120 g of carbohydrate also has a GL of 7.2 (120 × 6/100 ...

  3. Garlic consumption may help improve cholesterol, blood sugar

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    Depending on the trial, some participants consumed 300 to 22,400 milligrams (mg) of garlic powder per day, while other preparations ranged from 800 to 4,200 mg daily. ... Garlic may lower blood ...

  4. Garlic - Wikipedia

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    Per 100 gram serving, raw garlic is a moderate source (10–19% DV) of the B vitamins, thiamin and pantothenic acid, as well as the dietary minerals, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc. The composition of raw garlic is 59% water, 33% carbohydrates, 6% protein, 2% dietary fiber, and less than 1% fat.

  5. Glycemic index - Wikipedia

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    Graph depicting blood sugar change during a day with three meals. The glycemic (glycaemic) index (GI; / ɡ l aɪ ˈ s iː m ɪ k / [1]) is a number from 0 to 100 assigned to a food, with pure glucose arbitrarily given the value of 100, which represents the relative rise in the blood glucose level two hours after consuming that food. [2]

  6. Garlic powder - Wikipedia

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    Garlic powder is 73% carbohydrates (including 9% dietary fiber), 17% protein, 1% fat, and 6% water. [1] In a 100 gram reference amount, garlic powder supplies 332 calories , and is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value , DV) of vitamin C (30% DV), thiamin (31% DV), vitamin B6 (147% DV), and several dietary minerals .

  7. Carbs or fats for breakfast? Which is best for healthy weight ...

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    Human nutrition consists primarily of carbohydrates, fat, and proteins. Women tend to rely more heavily on lipid — fatty acid — metabolism instead of the carbohydrate metabolism preference ...

  8. Traffic light rating system - Wikipedia

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    per 100g Amber (medium) per 100g Red (high) Fat: less than 3g between 3g and 17.5g more than 17.5g per 100g or 21g per portion Saturated fats: less than 1.5g between 1.5g and 5g more than 5g per 100g or 6g per portion Sugar: less than 5g between 5g and 22.5g more than 22.5g per 100g or 27g per portion Salt: less than 0.3g between 0.3g and 1.5g

  9. Carbohydrate metabolism - Wikipedia

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    Carbohydrates are typically stored as long polymers of glucose molecules with glycosidic bonds for structural support (e.g. chitin, cellulose) or for energy storage (e.g. glycogen, starch). However, the strong affinity of most carbohydrates for water makes storage of large quantities of carbohydrates inefficient due to the large molecular ...