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high in the GI ranking and quickly replenish energy stores to your muscles.

Something else that I found interesting is that when it comes to sugars, they werent created equal. Some will have a low GI ranking and others will have a high one. For example, three packets of fructose will have a GI ranking of 22 while table sugar has a medium ranking of 60 and glucose will have a high ranking of 100.

How does one REALLY apply this toward a diet if youre trying to lose weight? Well, when dieting with the GI, one has to work out how many calories a day they are going to eat, then eat meals where 45 to 50% of your calories in carbohydrates, sticking mainly to the lower and mid ranking carbs. 30 to 35% of your calories will go towards fats and the rest will be applied to protein sources.

Studies done with people on both a low fat diet and a diet based on the GI have found that both groups will lose approximately the same amount of weight, but the group whose diet was based on the GI was found to have also lowered their LDLs (bad cholesterol).

I tried out this diet and while a bit complicated in the practical application to a daily regime, I have found that I'm less hungry than on other diets, seem to have more energy and I have lost some weight, which is always good news. Being 50 with four children under the age of 14, I need all the energy I can get and of course, I will soon have the excuse to go clothes shopping.

Helpful websites:

http://www.glycemicin dex.com/
http://www.lowglycemic diet.com/gifoodlist.html
http:/ /lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocente r/foods/grains/gigl.html

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