LOW GI - Good for Weight Loss?

Does The Glycemic Index Guarantee Weight Loss? 

  by Randy

So many people are interested in the Glycemic Index and they hope that this will help them to lose weight. Over 165 000 searches are done each month about Glycemic Index. That means that people are curious and also confused about how this actually works. So what is this Glycemic Index exactly and how does it help you lose weight? Does it work, or is it over-hyped like all the other programs?

What is the Glycemic Index?

The glycemic index (GI) is a scale from 1 to 100 that measures how quickly carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose. The original purpose for the glycemic index was to help diabetics keep their blood sugar under control. According to advocates of the glycemic index system, foods that are high on the GI scale are "unfavorable" and should be avoided because high GI foods are absorbed quickly, raise blood sugar rapidly and are therefore more likely to convert to fat or cause health problems. So foods that are low on the scale should be better and benefital to weight loss.

The Glycemic Index is not a diet. It is a tool that helps you kepp track of the foods that are likely to work best for you. The power of the glycemic index is that you can use it to choose your foods wisely, because it shows you which foods will have the greatest impact on your blood sugar.

The problems with The Glycemic Index

The problem with The Glycemic Index is that it was based on eating carbohydrates in a fasted state. So that is why it loses some of its significance. It is much better for example to eat smaller and more frequent meals to increase your energy. If you eat carbohydrates with protein and fat, then the effects of The Glycemic Index are reduced even more.

If you combine foods that are very high on the scale like potatoes with some meat, which contains a lot of protein then, the protein the glycemic index of the entire meal is lower, than the potatoes by itself. People normally eat both carbs and protein in the same meal. The Glycemic Index is only effective, when you eat carbs only in a fasted state.

The Glycemic Index is not the one and only solution. But it has its own benefits and should not be thrown to the trash as well. It by itself does not guarantee fat loss, but it is a small piece of a bigger picture. If you take the positives from each program and put them together then you will have much better chances to lose weight.

About the Author

Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle is a program that contains all the information you'll ever need to help you melt away body fat permanently without muscle loss and without using drugs or unnecessary supplements. It is the best selling Ebook on the internet since 2003 and has sold over 120 000 copies worldwide.