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Harvard Men's Health Watch. You can get some of the same benefits of a low-glycemic-index diet by avoiding highly processed foods. The glycemic index is a number that indicates how rapidly the body digests a particular type of food and converts it into blood sugar (glucose). Some studies suggest that lower-glycemic-index diets may offer important health benefits for menâlike a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Low glycemic foods include beans, barley, pasta, oats, and some types of rice. Acidic fruits have low glycemic indexes. Likewise, vinegar and lemon juiceâas in salad dressingâhelp reduce the glycemic load. A lot of people still think that it is plain table sugar that people with diabetes need to avoid.