What’s a glycemic spike, and how can that help you lose weight
Posted on August 28, 2008
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The Glycemic index, calories and how to lose weight using this information.
The glycemic index is a method of categorizing foods by way of the effect they have on our blood sugar level. Low Glycemic foods will have less of an insulin producing effect and are less likely to produce a glycemic spike.
The index is an indicator of how much your blood sugar levels will rise after eating certain foods, so a low glycemic index means that the food will release glucose into your system at a slow and even rate.
Of course this is also relative to the amount of food you eat, so even if you’re eating something with a low glycemic index rating, it will defeat the purpose if you over eat, as that will still give you a glycemic spike, which results in weight gain, and for some, that typical after dinner energy slump.
So how does a glycemic spike make you put on weight?
There are a number of reasons for this, the first one being that a sudden high glycemic spike after a meal will also have a corresponding crash, leaving you hungry again, but more importantly, when your body receives a sudden rush of glucose, the only way for your body to effectively handle it, is to store it as fat.
Balancing your body’s intake of glucose in such a way as to minimize sudden surges in blood sugar levels will help prevent your metabolism from slowing down, which further aids in the battle to lose weight.
The faster your metabolism is, the faster you burn calories.
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