Why the Low GI Diet Works for Weight Loss

October 20, 2008

The Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations states that industrialized countries base their diets on low glycemic foods in order to prevent the most common diseases of influence such as; coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity.  Eating low glycemic is not only great for weight loss, but for overall heart health it is the best.

I even have my children eating low glycemic.  Low G.I. eating is important because it keeps your body in the fat burning zone.  Examples of low G.I. foods are beans, low sugar fruits like apples and meats.  Most of our foods turn high glycemic by the way they are processed.  Items that contain white flour like pasta and white bread and anything made with refined sugars (donuts) are high glycemic.  Processing many of our foods has taken out nutrients and the necessary fiber we need for heart health and gastrointestinal health. 

The adapting a low glycemic eating habit works best, because it will help you control your blood sugar level.  It decreases hunger and increase satiety (feeling full or satisfied).  Before I started eating low GI, I would joke that I had no satiety.  I was hungry every hour.  Personal trainers would tell me that it was good that I was hungry all the time.  They said it meant that I had a high metabolism.  I told them it was not working for me.  Personal trainers do understand exercise, but many of the young ones don’t understand how the body works.  I was constantly eating high GI process foods, but because it was low fat they thought I was fine.

Healthy regards,

Del-Metri Williams, MBA NC CTLC

Weight Management Coach

www.smartweightloss4u.com