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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.
When comparing a low-fat, low-carb and a low-glycemic diet, based on consuming fibrous whole-grain carbs, researchers at the Harvard Medical School found that the low-glycemic diet that didn't severely limit carbs or fat and contained plenty of fiber was the best overall in terms of improving health.