Factors linked to glucose metabolism play an important role in the development of diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic cardiopathy and cancers, and both glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load have been investigated as potential causal factors.
So, what is a glycemic index?
The GI ranks foods according to their potential to increase blood glucose levels. It 
reflects the average quality of the carbohydrates consumed, whereas the total dietary glycemic load reflects both the average quantity and quality of carbohydrates.
Daily life observations and different studies support the notion that the GI of the foods you eat plays an important role in successful weight loss and disease prevention.
Although, it is difficult to determine whether the glycemic index is an important tool Continue reading
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information advising to consume less saturated fatty acids and to replace them with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated ones.