The Glycemic Load Counter: A Pocket Guide to GL and GI Values for over 800 Foods
By Mabel Blades
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About this ebook
Based on the proven science of the Glycemic Index (GI) but made even easier to use, Glycemic Load (GL) dieting is the easiest, most powerful tool for losing weight, controlling diabetes and following a healthy day-to-day diet. GL values give a more accurate measure of the way different foods affect your body by adjusting the GI score for portion size. For example, an orange is a much healthier snack than a candy bar, but the orange has a higher GI value (42) than the candy bar (41). But when adjusted to the real-world portion, the healthier snack becomes obvious—the orange has a low GL value of 4 compared to the high GL value of 26 for the candy bar!
Inside you’ll find:
- GI, GL, calories, carbs, and fat for over 800 popular foods
- Accurate and easy-to-use GL value
- User-friendly design and straightforward alphabetical lists
- Serving sizes for foods already converted into GL score
- Advice on your body’s glycemic response to different foods—from meats and vegetables to breads and fruits
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The Glycemic Load Counter - Mabel Blades
INTRODUCTION
The Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load are values given to different carbohydrate foods based on how they impact blood sugar levels. The GL is a development of the Glycemic Index that takes into account the amount of carbohydrates in a food and the body’s response to them.
There are many reasons why you might want to keep an eye on your GL intake, and this counter was developed to help you choose foods wisely rather than having to look at lots of other lists, websites, and packages. And because carbohydrate content or GL should not be considered in isolation, I have also provided information on calorie content and fat levels.
So What Exactly Is Gl?
The Glycemic Index measures the way in which we break down carbohydrate foods into the simple sugar glucose, which is then absorbed and used in our bodies for energy. Like the GI, the Glycemic Load is an index that ranks foods according to their effect on blood sugar. The difference, however, is that GI gives us information on how quickly blood sugar rises after we eat 50g (about 2oz) of digestible carbohydrates in various foods—which is nearly impossible to do in some cases. You’d have to eat two pounds of watermelon to get 50g of digestible carbohydrates out of it! The GL, on the other hand, reflects the change in blood sugar caused by eating a normal portion of food. It’s a more accurate assessment of foods because it reflects the amount of carbohydrates you actually eat. Watermelon, as mentioned before, is a great example of this. It has a high GI (about 70) because the carbohydrate it contains is glucose, which is pure sugar. But because watermelon contains very little glucose overall, it has a low GL of just 5 for a normal-sized serving. You would have to eat ten times a normal portion of watermelon to get the same rise in blood sugar as you would from eating a normal serving of white bread (which, under the confusing Glycemic Index system has an almost identical GI as watermelon). So whereas GI would have you think that watermelon is bad for you, GL proves that it’s actually great!
Why Is a Low-Gl Diet Good for You?
Foods with a low GL sustain our blood sugar levels, or rather blood glucose levels, for longer than those with a high GL, which cause a peak in blood sugar levels followed by a slump. When our blood sugars are maintained at a moderate level, we tend not to feel hungry. When the level zooms up after eating a high GL food, the dramatic dip that follows takes blood sugars down to a level at which we can feel really hungry. It must be emphasized that the GL is concerned solely with carbohydrates, so proteins and fats all have zero GL because they are not made up of glucose units. This fact has led to some controversy about the value of a low-GL diet. But in my experience, most people who are trying to lose weight, or are keeping an eye on their diet for specific health reasons, are sensible enough to know that fats are high in calories and that too many lead to weight gain!
What Are the Ranges for GL?
Low-GL foods are those with a value of 10 and below.
Medium-GL foods are those foods with a value of 11–19.
High-GL foods are those with a value of 20+.