(NaturalNews) Sweet foods and starches are not genetically
congruent to eat on a regular basis. Our ancestors looked at
these as rare delicacies. Most people in our society today are
raised on a steady diet of sugars, grains and other starches.
Here are the best strategies to lower the blood sugar/insulin
response when consuming carbohydrate rich foods. Foods are
measured for their effect on blood sugar through the Glycemic
Index (GI). The GI ranges from 0-100. Foods that have a GI index
under 55 are considered low GI. A range of 56-69 is considered
medium GI while 70+ is considered high. It is recommended to eat
foods that are low GI and to utilize different strategies to
lower and/or buffer these GI responses in your body. Another way
of ranking the blood sugar response of different foods is
through the Glycemic Load (GL). The GL measures how long the
food will release sugar into the system. Many foods may be high
GI but low GL. An example of this would be fruit such as
watermelon. Other foods are low GI bu