djlitzow10
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I was just wondering which is the best carb to eat regulary through the day,
Everyone says sweet patatoes but arent they high in carbs?
Everyone says sweet patatoes but arent they high in carbs?
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Whats the best slow release carb?
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Daniel.308
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Depends on the amount though, as I know the higher amount of cherrys you eat the higher the G.I becomes
I read that in a diabetic book somwhere...
Fadi
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I think what the diabetic book meant to say has nothing to do with the GI factor (as that doesn't change) once it is established for a particular food; it's the GL that this book you're referring to must have been talking about (or had failed to mention).Depends on the amount though, as I know the higher amount of cherrys you eat the higher the G.I becomes
So basically the question is this: Does the GI increase with serving size? If I eat twice as much, does the GI double? You Daniel used the words "higher amount" of cherries, which is basically increasing the quantity of that particular food eaten.
The answer is this:
The GI never changes from the original reading even if you increase the amount of carbohydrate in your meal. This is because the GI is a relative ranking of foods containing the "same amount" of carbohydrate. But if you increase the amount of food you eat, you should expect to see a higher blood glucose response, and that goes back to what I was saying regarding the GL index which by the way has this as its formula:
GL = (GI x the amount of carbohydrate) divided by 100.
Here's a copy and paste example for you to make the picture clearer:
Let’s take a single apple as an example. It has a GI of 40 and it contains 15 grams of carbohydrate.
GL = 40 x 15/100 = 6 g
What about a small baked potato? Its GI is 80 and it contains 15 g of carbohydrate.
GL = 80 x 15/100 = 12 g.
So we can predict that our potato will have twice the metabolic effect of an apple. You can think of GL as the amount of carbohydrate in a food ‘adjusted’ for its glycemic potency.
Fadi.
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Daniel.308
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By GL - You mean glycemic load yes?
If so it all makes sense, thanks for clearing it up...
Though I don't pay much attention to G.I as I think it is a poor tool for choosing good foods as you may eat mars bars or nutella which is mis leading the population on making good health choices...
But thats another story I guesss...
Cheers
Fadi
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Yes.
Generally speaking, as long as you eat real food, you can't go wrong; mars bars or nutella are not real food, but I do know what you mean Daniel.
Fadi.