The Health & Fitness Show #074 – Low GI Diet (13.9MB 30:07min)

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From a Lestyn (a Health & Fitness Show Listener): Hi, I just came across something called the Glycemic Load which is a part of the Glycemic index. I’ve herd of a Low GI diet but nothing about the load. Perhaps you could do a podcast on this subject.
This is where i first came across it
http://kevinrose.com/blogg/2008/8/6/how-i-lost-ten-lbs-in-two-weeks.html
and then I googled it and came across this
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
If you could simplify all this down it would be great.

What Is GI?

What is beneficial about Low GI foods?

How can it benefit Athletes?

Disease prevention?

Can it really help people lose weight?

Examples of some Low GI Recipes.
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/collections/low+gi

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Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index
http://health.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=693899
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/collections/low+gi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_load
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Beach_Diet
http://www.webmd.com/diet/south-beach-diet-what-it-is

Goodbye and remember
Be fit and stay healthy

beti

 

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