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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.
Selecting foods based on their glycemic index, a system that ranks foods based on their potential effect on your blood sugar levels, helps you to find foods that keep your blood sugar levels low; the lower the GI ranking, the less of an impact on your blood sugar levels.