signalsLow-GI Diet Not All That
April 17th 2007 22:56
My mom has recently gotten into the low-GI diet. She's always telling me about food she's bought that has a low GI (Glycemic index). Basically the lower the GI, the slower your body digests it. Foods with a low GI include wheat bread and vegetables like sweet potatoes (complex carbs). High GI items include white bread, and simple sugars. These foods will be released almost immediately into your bloodstream and digested as sugar. That's some of the thinking behind a low-carb diet, but in my opinion even complex carbs act like sugar in your body. I've had the same reactions of hunger and cravings from wheat bread, etc.
A study at Tufts University showed that over a year, a high GI diet versus a low GI diet had the impact oh weight loss, and that the folks who did the low GI diet were more likely to regain fat. (Reported on Diet-Blog). Crazy, huh? This will show some of the nutritionists and doctors who advocate wheat bread and other complex carbs as "better."
I prefer low carb because it limits high and low GI carbs. It's not like we still don't get vegetables, whole grains and fruits (in later stages), but they are in much smaller amounts than most diets - with the exception of non-starchy vegetables, which are present in abundance even in induction.
Did any of you try the low GI diet and, if you did, what did you think of it? Perhaps the success people have had with it (I'm not sure how much) is due to the placebo effect? Post and let me know what your thoughts are.
Claire S.
I prefer low carb because it limits high and low GI carbs. It's not like we still don't get vegetables, whole grains and fruits (in later stages), but they are in much smaller amounts than most diets - with the exception of non-starchy vegetables, which are present in abundance even in induction.
Did any of you try the low GI diet and, if you did, what did you think of it? Perhaps the success people have had with it (I'm not sure how much) is due to the placebo effect? Post and let me know what your thoughts are.
Claire S.
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