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[MrsA2be]

Hey ladies, is anyone doing the GI diet?

[MrsMoo]

Never heard of this what is it???

[MrsA2be]

Not really sure how it works, trying to find list of foods etc that you can eat

GI stands for Glycemic Index and is a measure of the impact of food on your blood sugar. Foods with a high GI tend to quickly raise your body's blood sugar levels, by contrast foods with a low GI will raise them more slowly and over a longer period.

Eating lots of high GI foods has two disadvantages:

1) The rush of energy given by high GI foods does not last and is soon followed by an energy lull. So you get hungry and want to eat more.

2) After eating high GI foods you will have a lot of readily available energy in your blood. Your body will use this energy first rather then other stores of energy like body fat. This makes it harder to loose weight.