Glycemic Impact Diet

The Glycemic Impact Diet is one of more popular diets to appear in the US. The diet is based in the Glycemic Index - which has been around for some time. However only recently have GI based diets become popular with both doctors, nutritionists, and the public.

The Glycemic Index (GI) was originally devised to help diabetics. The index is a ranking of carbohydrate foods which measures the rate at which the blood glucose (or blood sugar) levels rise when a particular food is eaten.

Pure glucose has a rating of 100 - so there nearer a food is to 100, the higher its GI rating is. This indicates how quickly the food is converted to blood sugar, and, how quickly the blood sugar levels will drop. Foods with a low GI rating will be absorbed more slowly, helping to keep blood sugar levels constant.

The Glycemic Impact Diet delves even further into the glycemic index, by taking into account Glycemic Load. This is a combination of the glycemic index of a food and the amount of carbohydrate the food has. A food such as a carrot is a common example: Carrots have a high GI - but a very low amount of carb per volume. The glycemic load of the carrot, in the end, is quite low - and is a great food to eat. You would have to eat a considerable amount of carrots in order to experience any large insulin response.

Glycemic Impact Meal Plans

All meal plans on the Glycemic Impact Diet are made up from the following principles:


- Approximately 40% of calories are from unrefined, complex carbohydrates, including whole grains and whole grain breads and cereals, and whole pieces of fruit instead of juice.
- About 30% of calories are from lean protein (fish, chicken and the occasional beef and pork) with vegetarian options that include soy protein, tofu and textured vegetable protein.
- About 30% of calories are from healthy fats, including nuts, fatty fish, avocado and olive oil.

Sample Meal Plan 1

Breakfast
Vegetable omelet with wheat bread and strawberries

Lunch
Grilled cheese and tomato sandwich with salad and milk

Afternoon Snack
Roast beef roll-ups with flatbread

Dinner
Chicken Florentine with brown rice and fruit

Late Night Snack
Yogurt with raspberries and almonds

Sample Meal Plan 2

Breakfast
Oat bran cereal with blackberries and milk

Lunch
Spicy chicken strips with fresh salad and yogurt

Afternoon Snack
Crunchy crabmeat salad mini pocket with strawberries

Dinner
Oriental pasta and beef stir-fry

Late Night Snack
Cottage cheese with fruit cocktail and peanuts

A Good Diet
The Glycemic Impact Diet is one of the few popular diets to come along that is truly sensible and possible to follow for one's entire life. It also lacks many of the excessive "foods to avoid" that so many diets have.

At the very least the Glycemic Impact Diet will assist those with hypoglycemic problems immediately. At best it will bring about steady weight loss over a long period of time.

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