What are the benefits of eating low GI foods?
Prevent obesity – Low GI foods digest more slowly and stay in your stomach longer. This makes you feel full longer. As a result, you may eat less and consume fewer calories making it easier to control weight. In addition, low GI foods do not spike your blood glucose. Prevent type 2 diabetes – High GI foods may increase the body’s demand for insulin and raise the workload of the pancreas. Some researchers think that eating a diet rich in high GI foods for many years may wear out the pancreas wear out, resulting in type 2 diabetes. Eating low GI foods can ease the demand on the pancreas, so it does not work too as hard. Manage diabetes better – Eating low-GI foods helps control blood glucose and improves the body’s sensitivity to insulin. These foods do not break down into sugar as quickly and so may keep blood glucose from spiking. Your body is more able to keep up with insulin demands. Controlling blood glucose levels is particularly important for helping those with diabetes to avoid s
