Glycemic Index
Submitted by bruce on Fri, 2008-01-04 14:37.
Health
The Glycemic Index ranks foods according to their effect on blood glucose levels. Eating high GI foods is associated with Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and being overweight. I've attached a document with the GI rating of many common foods. I was very surprised at many of the ratings of common foods when I first saw this. For example, french fries have a higher GI than table sugar or ice cream. Now I try to avoid high GI foods.
