Health Benefits of a Low Glycemic Diet

Your brain fog, daily mood swings, and that hard-to-lose extra weight may be a result of your glucose intake. Low glycemic diets seek to resolve these problems by ridding the body of high-glycemic ingredients, such as complex carbohydrates and sugar, to reduce blood sugar fluctuations. Many popular diets like the Atkins, ketogenic, paleo, and many all-natural diets hinge their benefits around low glycemic foods. In addition to the holier-than-thou bragging rights of a low-sugar lifestyle, there are several health benefits of consuming low glycemic foods.

Less midday mood swings – Much of those afternoon angries and sleepiness can be nullified by simply eating a low glycemic lunch. High glycemic foods create extreme peaks and valleys of blood sugar levels. This, in turn, wildly spikes the brain’s glucose energy supplies, like fast-burning, high-octane fuel. While energy peaks high, it burns fast so that dramatically low blood sugar, and hangry mood effects, soon result. Low glycemic foods provide the body with a consistent stream of healthy energy that prevents it from entering a starvation, fight-or-flight mode.

Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers – Reducing blood sugar fluctuations and preventing an overproduction of insulin is important for preventing many major diseases, especially type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that hinders people’s ability to process sugar (glucose) due to insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes is believed to be caused by long-term overactive insulin production, often the result of a high glycemic diet. By reducing the glycemic levels in one’s food, the body’s insulin production is less taxed and remains glucose sensitive. Similarly, lowering levels of circulating glucose has been shown to decrease instances of heart disease and cancer.

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