The glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how much the carbohydrates in a food affect blood sugar. Since foods like meat and butter don't contain carbohydrates, they are not included. Glycemic Index vs. Glycemic Load To counteract some of the issues with glycemic index, researchers developed t...
The opposite is also true: The lower the food or meal is on the GL scale, the slower the blood glucose increase is and less insulin is needed by the body to return blood sugar to stable levels. Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Chart ...
According to the calculations by the people at the University of Sydney's Human Nutrition Unit, in a serving of 120 grams it has 6 grams of available carbohydrate per serving, so its glycemic load is pretty low, 72/100*6=4.32, rounded to 4. Glycemic Index & Glycemic Load Rating Chart ...
I would have been happy with the two choices of index at the back of the book, but I was ecstatic when I found the indices at the beginning of each section – wonderful!! I was concerned about the fact that the THM indicators would be missing; I thought I might need to ‘re-label...