The glycemic index GI is a measure of how fast a food raises the blood sugar level It is a sign of the quality of carbohydrates in the food A low GI is a sign of better quality Eating foods with a lower GI may result in a more gradual rise in your blood sugar level The glycemic load GL adds the amount of carbohydrate quantity into the. The glycemic index or GI uses a scale of numbers from 1 to 100 to rank carbohydrate foods by how quickly a serving size of each raises blood sugar Why is this important Because carbohydrates or carbs such as rice pasta bread and fruit raise blood sugar more and more quickly than fats or proteins do

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