Carbohydrate-containing foods vary in how they will affect your blood sugar, a quality measured as glycemic index (GI). Green veggies, beans, and most fruits have a low to medium GI, while white rice ...

Foods with a high glycemic index (GI) raise blood sugar quickly and may cause health issues if someone eats too many of them. Eating a low GI diet may help to prevent and manage diabetes and ...

Nutritional snacks could profit from lower glycemic index values from the addition of galactomannan gums, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Food Chemistry, suggests that ...

I' ve heard that airpopped popcorn is a low fat snack, but is it low GI as well? And what should the portion size be? I have a BMI of 35 and am on a low GI diet and Glucophage. I also have high-blood ...

The glycemic index is a scale that ranks the number of carbohydrates in foods from zero to 100, indicating how quickly a food causes a person’s blood sugar to rise. Foods high on the glycemic index ...