So you can see from the tables and classifications of carbohydrates it is sensible to eat low GL foods for the majority of the time, the book – The Low GL Diet, by Patrick Holford explains all you need to know. But I want to finish this piece with a little bit of contention. The … Read more
To solve the problems of the GI, researchers came up the Glycemic load (GL) ranking system. This is based on how quickly the carbohydrate in a food releases its carbohydrate into the blood stream (The GI) and the amount of carbohydrate in a portion of that particular food. So the GL takes in to account … Read more
Many of you will have heard of the hormone insulin, perhaps some of you know a person with type 1 diabetes who has to inject insulin many times a day to keep their blood sugar stable, or perhaps you may be or know a person with type 2 diabetes who has been told they have … Read more