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Welcome to the GI Diet Guide. Information about the low glycemic index(GI) diet & free illustrated low GI recipes.
This healthy no bake cheese cake provides glycemic index watchers with a way to enjoy a dessert treat. Pineapple juice is used as a sweetener so there is no added sugar and there is a generous amount of protein too, keeping the GI very low.
To coincide with the annual dieting season and the launch of a new book and fitness DVD the London Times have an interview with dieting legend Rosemary Conley. Despite just turning 60 Rosemary still has the drive work hard and to help others live healthily.
A recent Newspoll survey underlined the popularity of the GI diet in Australia with seven in ten believing they should pick foods based on their GI (glycemic index) rating. However most did not know that they should eat low GI foods instead of high GI foods.
GI stands for Glycemic Index and is a measure of the impact of food on your blood sugar. Foods with a high GI tend to quickly raise your body's blood sugar levels, by contrast foods with a low GI will raise them more slowly and over a longer period.
One of the Internet's most comprehensive lists of foods with their glycemic index. If you are following the GI or South Beach diet you should aim to include more foods with a low glycemic index in your diet. Your body will digest these foods slowly leaving you feeling full for longer and allowing you to eat less calories without feeling hungry. Adding a low GI food to a meal will lower the glycemic index.
Here is a selection of fully illustrated low GI recipes for you to choose from. They are pefect for anyone following a low glycemic index diet such as the GI Diet or the South Beach Diet.
The intention of the GI diet is that it does not feel like dieting so you can maintain it for longer. Here are some practical hints for putting together low GI meals.
GI Diet book reviews of the latest GI diet books focusing on Anthony Worrell Thompson and Rosemary Conely. The GI High Energy cook book also has a review. There are also links to buy the books.
In May 2008 Tim Wiffen interviewed Rick Gallop for the GI diet guide website. Rick Gallop is the most prolific advocate of the GI diet having written more than eight books on the subject. He was previously the chairman of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and still continues extensive studies into the issues surrounding healthy eating, dieting and weight loss.