What’s a low glycemic diet?

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May 6, 2012

Glycemic load is another way of looking at how a food may affect your blood sugar. Carbohydrates with a high glycemic load (such as fruit juices or doughnuts) will tend to make your blood sugar go up sharply, while carbohydrates with a low glycemic load (such as berries or bran cereal) produce a lower, slower rise in blood sugar. Choosing foods with a low glycemic load (and avoiding foods with high glycemic loads) can help you improve your blood sugar control.

You can look up the estimated glycemic load (eGL) of foods here on Nutrition Data. Foods with an eGL of 10 or lower are considered “low” and foods with an eGL of 20 or higher are considered “high.” Note that you can lower the glycemic load of a food simply by eating less of it!

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