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What’s the GI of meat, chicken, fish, eggs and cheese? I can’t find these foods in the GI database. The GI is a measure of carbohydrate quality. Meat, eggs, fish and cheese are protein foods so they don’t have a GI because they have either no carbs, or so little the GI can’t be measured. …
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I’ve read that while fats slow down the body’s response to high GI foods, the body still sees the same level of glucose response from the food, just over a considerably longer period of time (which is perhaps not accounted for when doing GI testing). Is this true? No, this isn’t true. Fats do slow …
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I have been low carbing (not excluding carbs all together, just switching to healthier ones) for over 3 years and have dropped my weight, cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, etc. I appreciate that you don’t advocate a low carb diet – but where do you draw the line? How much carb is high, medium and low? …
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How relevant is the GI for athletes? ‘The glycemic index can be a useful tool to help athletes select the right type of carbohydrates to consume both before and after exercise,’ says Dr Emma Stevenson. ‘Several studies have investigated the effect of changing the GI of carbohydrates eaten before exercise on substrate metabolism during prolonged …
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What effect good or bad, can a GI diet have on prostate cancer patients undergoing hormone treatment to limit testosterone? We couldn’t find any published research on the links between the GI of your diet and hormone treatment for prostate cancer patients to limit testosterone. There are however, well established dietary guidelines for men to …
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My husband and I are following the 12-week Action Plan in The Low GI Diet. However, I am currently breastfeeding and I wonder whether you need to eat a little more than usual to allow for lactation or pregnancy? Increased energy intake is recommended during pregnancy and lactation. The greatest requirement is for lactation—add 2000 …
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‘I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I am trying to eat a healthy low GI diet, but find it hard to say no to occasional treat foods like crisps and chocolate. Which is better for my blood glucose?’ Most people with diabetes would see the chocolate bar as taboo, but by measuring …
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We use a lot sprouted breads and cannot find them in your database or books. Can you give us some information on how or if this affects GI numbers? The only sprouted bread we can find that has been GI tested is Silver Hills Bakery’s Balanced bread (GI ±57) that was tested by Glycemic Index …
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I’m a very keen cook. Here’s one burning question for me: what about flour? If I make my own bread (or dumplings, pancakes, muffins etc) which flours, if any, are low GI? There’s some implication in the book that chickpea flour (baisen) is low GI. How about soy flour? Wholemeal flour probably isn’t any better …
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Why do many high-fibre foods still have a high GI value? Dietary fibre is not one chemical constituent like fat and protein. It is composed of many different sorts of molecules and can be divided into soluble and insoluble types. Soluble fibre is often viscous (thick and jelly-like) in solution and remains viscous even in …
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