GI = Glycaemic Index

Gi = Glycaemic Index ... Some Background Facts!

It was professor David Jenkins who developed the GI concept in the 1980's. He realised that different foods containing the same amount of carbohydrate did not have the same effect on blood sugar levels. By realizing this, he could help diabetics to plan their daily intake of food, which is especially important for them.

In short, the GI diet is a method of ranking carbohydrate-containing foods according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. They are ranked on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 is the response to a food of reference like glucose or white bread.

Following this diet, the carbohydrates should have a low GI, and what you eat should be rich in protein.

Knowing the GI of foods helps you to manage your blood sugar level, and eating low GI foods release the glucose into the blood more evenly throughout the day. And low GI diets can help you lose weight because what you eat is so filling! Pixi reads here, at EUFIC.