GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Sustainable energy Alan Barclay Until recently, it was generally believed that high GI foods cause blood glucose levels to rise rapidly to relatively high levels, before dropping back to fasting levels, in an equally short period of time, providing a quick ‘spike’ of energy. Low GI foods, on the other hand, were thought to cause …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Can you count on the carbs? Alan Barclay A reader recently asked about the accuracy of the carb count (in grams) on food labels. It’s an excellent question and there isn’t a simple answer. Under most national ‘food laws,’ two ‘carb counting’ methods are allowed. The amount of carbohydrate listed on the food label can …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Alan Barclay ‘Are there guidelines covering manufacturers making the claim on food labels and in advertising that their product has a low glycemic load (GL)?’ Yes there are guidelines for cut-offs. Back in 2003, Prof Jennie Brand-Miller and colleagues suggested that the following cut-offs be used to describe the glycemic load (GL) of individual foods: …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Why do most dairy products have a low GI? The unique combination of proteins and sugars that occur naturally in dairy foods that contain carbohydrates (cheese doesn’t) are the reason that most have a low GI. In case you didn’t know, the primary source of carbohydrate in dairy food is lactose, which in its pure …
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