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Glycemic index determines as to what are the different foods that burn at different levels and how quick they raise the blood sugar level in the blood. When you start to log out the different foods according to their glycemic index, which means as to how fast they are burning and how fast they raise the blood sugar level, will help you to understand as to what foods are to take and what to avoid.

The question that arises as to why are we talking about glycemic index in the first place and how it plays an important role in our day to day life, it is really important for us to know that we are living in a world where a lot of people are getting into the problems of being overweight. The glycemic index helps the individuals to understand as to what are the different foods that they need to avoid, as sugar when eaten in excess just converts into fat through the body’s metabolism cycle.

There are a lot of problems that are related to being overweight. One of the major problems that arise from being overweight is that it relates to a change in the endocrinal balance that leads to hormonal changes in the individuals. Another problem that can arise from the individuals being overweight is the development of diabetes. Apart from the above said problems, the other problems that arise from being overweight include stroke, heart diseases, depression, negative effects on joints that lead to the degenerative joint diseases.

What do you need to do when you know that you are eating foods that have the high glycemic index, which means that they burn up quickly and they increase the blood sugar level pretty quickly, you need to adopt healthy lifestyles where you workout and keep yourself physically fit and healthy. Just remember that your body is the vessel of your mind and soul and you need to take care of it to have a better life and for that matter you need to make your body adapt to the exercise so that it just does not fatigue easily and you are able to keep the fat off of you.

There is a very common saying, which mentions that “You Are What You Eat”, which is pretty true as our body just shapes up according to our diet that we select or choose for ourselves. We need to be really very particular about what we are eating and what we should eat and how we should make the right choices when we are on the look out for the new foods. All these considerations are going to help us make a conscious effort in reducing our chances to gain excess weight and thus leading ourselves into a situation that would affect our health adversely.

The foods that have high glycemic index are simple sugars, which include high-fructose corn syrup and the low glycemic foods contain fiber and complex sugars that one can get from the whole grains and vegetables.

It is really important that you understand the basic concept that when you eat foods that are high in the sugar content, your insulin level spikes up and controls your blood sugar level and decreases down the spike. After you eat a food that is high in the simple sugars, the insulin lowers down the glucose level, it is then that you feel tired and then there is an urge inside you to eat the sweet and then your insulin spikes up to lower down the glucose content and this process goes on and on and this would ultimately lead an individual to suffer from diabetes over the passage of years.

You will find that just by making a log of the different foods that range from high glycemic index to low glycemic index, and by consuming the right foods, you will be able to live a healthy and a happy life just by watching this index.

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