Low-GI (glycaemic index) eating is not about starting a new diet. It’s about adjusting your eating-habits—swapping one food choice for another. GI measures carbohydrate-rich foods according to their impact on blood glucose levels. Although low-GI eating is particularly beneficial for those with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease or metabolic syndrome, it’s also a smart way of eating for everyone else. A low-GI diet helps reduce your insulin and cholesterol levels, helps you burn fat more easily, controls your appetite and minimizes your risk of heart disease and diabetes. Some of the high GI foods are bread, cakes, waffles, donuts, snacks, and potatoes. Low GI are light fruit yogurt, dried fruit, particularly apple, and nuts. Choose fresh grapes, raspberries, figs, all of which have little to no carbohydrate.
