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  1. The GI Diet is misleading. You've left out vital information on how foods are rated. The rating is based on ingesting 50g of carbohydrates from a given food. Which means, in some instances, as is the case for watermelon and carrots, you would literally have to eat pounds of a given food in order to get 50g of carbs from them. Please stop promoting this misinformation. People should choose foods based on Glycemic Load which estimates how much the food will raise a person's blood glucose level after eating it

  2. According to the Glycemic Index, if two people eat meals of similar sizes and ingredients, but one meal contains foods with higher GI values, the person eating the higher GI meal should store a higher number of calories as fat. For example, a 150g white baked potato contains about 27 grams of carbs and 135 total calories. If the potato is eaten with the skin, the GI value is 69, but if the potato has been peeled, the GI value is 98. Therefore, if two people eat baked potatoes and one person eats it with the skin and the other doesn't, the person who eats the skin should store fewer calories from fat. Of course, eating a 135 calorie baked potato by itself will probably not result in many calories being stored as fat anyway, which is why the GI value doesn't necessarily give you all the information you need. The ability of a low GI eating plan to facilitate weight loss is heavily debated among scientists. There is no consensus that eating low GI foods are any better for weight reduction than a traditional diet.
    Linda — VLCNW Student

  3. having read the above comment I have to laugh! The GI is a tool to aid the decision making of the consumer. A quick fix of glucose is necessary for a hypoglycaemic (Aussie english) diabetic, the rest of of us for health's sake only needs CHOs in moderation and using low GI snacks ensures a more stable supply of glucose over time. Our brains rely on glucose to function and those that do not take that into consideration may find themselves having problems thinking. Any fruit or vegetable high in sugar should be consumed in moderation. Eating more of something because it is a Low GI food shows and eating problem! Joanna

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