I personally believe this to be FALSE. I base my understanding of why a calorie is not just a calorie by examining closely the scientific explanation for glycemic load and insulin release.
Let's define a few things first.
What is Glycemic index? - The Glycemic Index (GI) of a food indicates how much eating a certain food will affect the glucose levels in your blood. Foods that have a high glycemic index will cause a surge of sugar blood levels and insulin which your body will store the excessive glucose as fat. Foods low in glycemic index will be digested slowly and increase blood sugar and insulin levels gradually, which is a very good thing.
OK. Makes sense? So what do you need to do to prevent your body from storing your food as fat vs. using it as fuel? Easy, eat a diet that is low in glycemic index foods.
You want to know something else that is pretty scary? Having surges in blood sugar and insulin levels can lead to insulin resistance and DIABETES. In fact, nearly 10% of all Americans are diabetic! That is HUGE!!! Keeping tight controls of your blood sugar levels will help in preventing this horrible disease. Even if you are not overweight, you can still become a diabetic.
Begin making sure the majority of your food choices are low glycemic. This will help you reach your goals for weight loss AND prevent the 7th leading cause of DEATH in the United States, diabetes. A simple and easy way to do this is to avoid packaged and processed foods.
- FitWhitt
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