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  2. Glycemic load - Wikipedia

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    Whereas glycemic index is defined for each type of food, glycemic load can be calculated for any size serving of a food, an entire meal, or an entire day's meals. Glycemic load of a 100 g serving of food can be calculated as its carbohydrate content measured in grams (g), multiplied by the food's GI, and divided by 100.

  3. Is Glycemic Index or Glycemic Load Better for Balancing ... - AOL

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    Understanding Glycemic Index. The glycemic index is a ranking system that measures how quickly carbohydrate-containing foods raise blood sugar levels. Foods are scored from 0 to 100, with pure ...

  4. 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]

  5. Insulin index - Wikipedia

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    The insulin index of food represents how much it elevates the concentration of insulin in the blood during the two-hour period after the food is ingested. The index is similar to the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL), but rather than relying on blood glucose levels, the Insulin Index is based upon blood insulin levels. The Insulin ...

  6. Diabetic? These Foods Will Help Keep Your Blood Sugar in Check

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    Apples. The original source of sweetness for many of the early settlers in the United States, the sugar from an apple comes with a healthy dose of fiber.

  7. What Experts Need You to Know About the Glycemic Index Vs ...

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    “The glycemic index is based on a system where foods are ranked zero to 100 according to how drastically they cause blood sugar to rise,” says Vandana Sheth, RDN, CDCES, a Los Angeles-based ...

  8. Diet in diabetes - Wikipedia

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    [1] [17] For type 2 diabetics, the focus of a vegetarian or vegan diet should be maintaining a level of caloric intake that results in fat loss, adequate protein consumption, adequate consumption of compounds that are most bio-available in animal products (i.e. vitamin B-12, iron, creatine), and whole food carbohydrate sources that are lower in ...

  9. The Best Low-Glycemic Index Foods, According to Dietitians - AOL

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    A quick refresher: the glycemic index (GI) was created in the 1980s by David Jenkins, and measures how fast carbohydrates in food and drink raise your blood sugar on a scale of 1 to 100.