GI Diet Review -  Glycemic index diet

The GI diet has created quite the craze over the past few years as a diet that is easy to modify to your lifestyle. Focusing on the Glycemic index of foods the GI diet combines complex carbohydrates, protein, and healthy fats into a well rounded diet that leaves you feeling full after each meal with no urge to snack.

What is the Glycemic index of foods?

Every good as a GI rating of between 1 and 100. The higher the rating the faster the body digests and metabolizes it to glucose, leaving you feeling hungry and unenergized. In contrast low GI foods slowly release glucose into the blood stream leaving you feeling full and energized for a longer period of time. The concept is that by eating more low GI foods you reduce the need to snack and are left feeling satisfied and full after each meal.

Following the GI diet doesn't mean big sacrifices. There is no exact list of foods which are excluded. You choose your own meals based on a set of rules and the Glycemic Index value of the items in your recipe of foods you eat. The calories you eat each day while following the Glycemic index diet are as follows:

• 40% from low glycemic index carbohydrates
• 30% from from lean proteins (fish, poultry, some lean beef and pork)
• 30% from healthy fats (i.e. nuts, fatty fish, avocado, olive oil)

The GI diet does well with vegetarians as you can substitute the protein derived from meats with soy

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Risks associated with the GI diet

Unlike other diets there is very little risk besides allergies or other health problems unrelated to the diet itself. The GI diet doesn't limit nutrients you receive from fruit and vegetables. It's a well rounded program that allows you to choose which items will work best for you based on their GI value.

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Verdict on the GI diet

While the GI diet was thought up back in the early eighties by professor of nutrition Dr David Jenkins it really has gained massive popularity both in the medical and diet community over the past few years. It's a healthy approach to eating, and educates you on meal planning and eating the right foods. Any diet that is more of a lifestyle change I'm a big fan of, therefore I give two thumbs up for the GI diet.

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