Glycemic Index Food List – Ranking Carbohydrates Levels

The Glycemic Index food list has a massive database of food with rankings according to the levels of Glycemic Index. The glycemic index ranks carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. Choosing low GI carbs – the ones that produce only small fluctuations in our blood glucose and insulin levels – is the secret to long-term health reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes and is the key to sustainable weight loss.

Eating a lot of high GI foods can be detrimental to your health because it pushes your body to extremes. This is especially true if you are overweight and sedentary. Switching to eating mainly low GI carbs that slowly trickle glucose into your blood stream keeps your energy levels balanced and means you will feel fuller for longer between meals.

What are the Benefits of the Glycemic Index?

* Low GI diets help people lose and manage weight
* Low GI diets increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin
* Low GI carbs improve diabetes management
* Low GI carbs reduce the risk of heart disease
* Low GI carbs improve blood cholesterol levels
* Low GI carbs can help you manage the symptoms of PCOS
* Low GI carbs reduce hunger and keep you fuller for longer
* Low GI carbs prolong physical endurance
* High GI carbs help re-fuel carbohydrate stores after exercise

Use the free GI database to find the GI value of your favorite carbohydrate foods that have been tested over the past 25 years from all around the world.