Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels is essential to your overall health and weight management for several reasons. If your blood sugar is too high all the time, it can lead to permanent damage to ...

Even small blood sugar spikes after meals can have long-term consequences for metabolic health. While medications and ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. People with diabetes need to choose their foods carefully to minimize ...

A low-glycemic diet results in small but important improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors, including blood sugar levels and body weight, for people with diabetes, according to a University of ...

A diet high in carbohydrates but low on the glycemic index, which measures the impact of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels, may help promote weight loss, decrease body fat and reduce cardiovascular ...

A population-based study finds that glycemic load, combined with age, sex, BMI, and meal timing, determines real-world ...

For people living with diabetes, life often comes with several “do nots”. “Don’t do this,” “don’t eat that,” and whatnot. And ...

People might be able to stick with their diets longer if they get calories from the right sources. A University researcher found that low-glycemic diets, or diets low in sugars but with moderate ...

For people who have type 2 diabetes, a low-glycemic index diet is significantly better than a high-fiber diet for keeping blood glucose levels down, researchers report. Glycemic index, or GI, refers ...

A diet with a low glycemic index (GI) had similar protective effects against diabetes and other chronic diseases as a diet high in fiber and whole grains. "These findings justify the combination of GI ...