Well+Good

The Glycemic Index Pinpoints Foods That Can Mess With Blood Sugar, but There’s a Catch

When it comes to healthy eating, it's official: added sugar is a "big bad" in the nutrition world. Excessive sugar intake is linked to type 2 diabetes, chronic inflammation, and other long-term health ...
Yahoo

9 Low-Glycemic Fruits to Add to Your Diet — and 10 Fruits to Limit if You Have Diabetes

When you're at the mercy of blood sugar swings, you feel happy and full of energy one moment and then brain-foggy, exhausted and cranky the next. And if you have chronically high blood sugar due to ...
Yahoo

The Best Low-Glycemic Index Foods, According to Dietitians

IF YOU FORGOT about the glycemic index after learning about it in middle school health class—there might be a reason. “The lower the GI number, the slower and smaller release of blood sugar in the ...
Just-Food

Glycemic Index here to stay as awareness grows

As the popularity of strict low-carbohydrate diets appears to be in decline, a more moderate alternative has been building in the consumer consciousness. Already popular in Australia, the Glycemic ...
Los Angeles Times

Eating high glycemic index foods may put women at higher risk for heart disease

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. All carbohydrates are not created equal, at least when it comes to heart ...
News Medical

Four dried fruits have lower glycemic index than starchy foods, study finds

Study suggests there's potential for food manufacturers to develop low GI foods with reformulations that include dried fruit People with diabetes and followers of diets based on the glycemic index (GI ...
Everyday Health

Millet May Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Research Finds

Results from a recent review support previous evidence that suggests the family of cereal grains, which are low on the glycemic index, are a diabetes-friendly food. For preventing or living well with ...
Healthline

The Complete Party Survival Guide for Diabetes: 9 Hacks and Helpful Products

Fill your party plate with poultry or fish, greens, low-glycemic fruits such as apples or grapes, nuts, and other ...
Healthline

Is It OK for People with Diabetes to Eat Strawberries?

Strawberries, which are high in antioxidants and fiber, are part of a balanced diet. People with diabetes don’t have to avoid them, but it‘s important to know how they affect blood sugar. You’ve ...

Higher glycemic index linked to higher lung cancer risk

In a study appearing in The Annals of Family Medicine, researchers examined whether people who follow higher-GI or higher-GL ...
EurekAlert!

Study finds four dried fruits have lower glycemic index (GI) than white bread

People with diabetes and followers of diets based on the glycemic index (GI) can enjoy dried fruits knowing they do not cause a blood sugar spike compared to starchy foods such as white bread, ...