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Glycemic Index
What is the Glycemic Index?
Understanding the glycemic index is absolutely critical to losing weight and keeping it off, especially if you?re trying to get rid of stubborn belly fat or the fat around your hips and thighs.
Every piece of food we eat affects our body in some way. The key to fat loss is knowing exactly how those foods affect your metabolism and your ability to burn fat.
So what exactly is the glycemic index?
The glycemic index (GI) measures how quickly a particular food can raise your blood sugar levels. What many people don't realize is how high or low your blood sugar is can have a direct impact on whether or not your body is able to burn off unwanted fat.
Spikes in your blood sugar are not only dangerous, but can lead to a variety of scary health issues, like Type 2 diabetes, weight gain, an inability to lose weight, and extreme fatigue.
When your blood sugar rises your body naturally produces insulin to lower your blood sugar levels to a safe range.
The big problem with insulin is that it is a fat storing hormone, so when too much is released, your body automatically starts storing fat...NOT what you want!
If you're trying to lose weight, releasing too much insulin will stop you dead in your tracks.
How Do I use the Glycemic Index for Fat Loss?
Using the glycemic index for weight loss, disease prevention and optimal body functioning is easy - you just have to know what to eat to keep your body from releasing too much insulin.
Eating foods high in sugar and processed ingredients, called high-GI foods, wreak havoc on your organs, digestive system and disrupt your body's ability to burn fat.
Eating these high-GI foods makes it almost impossible to lose weight and causes your body to store stubborn belly fat. These high-GI foods also cause extreme fatigue, digestive issues and Type 2 diabetes.
The tricky part about avoiding high sugar foods is that sugar is lurking in more places than you might think.
Sure candy, soda and desserts are definite no-no?s, but what about orange juice, so called ?health? bars and cereals, even salad dressings? Many of these products contain more or as much sugar as a can of soda!
Pretty scary right?
It's shocking how many foods are called healthy, when they are really high-GI foods you should be avoiding. These foods are setting you up for failure, without you even knowing it, causing frustration and confusion in many people just trying to lose weight and improve their health.
In order to keep your blood sugar levels at the ideal fat burning zone, you should eat primarily low-GI foods, like whole eggs, healthy fats and naturally raised meats.
Not only are these foods delicious, they will balance your blood sugar levels all day long, giving your body the ability to burn off unwanted fat.
Following food charts is not the whole answer, having a qualified professional working for you will give better results on your ultimate goal- Health & Happiness, in a speedy amount of time.
Click here for a Glycemic List thru Harvard Health Publications:
