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Why We Encourage Low Glycemic Eating by Jack Armstrong, D.C.

Why We Encourage Low Glycemic Eating by Jack Armstrong, D.C.

To me the greatest thing about the success that participants in our Forever Fit weight loss program have experienced is that the weight loss appears to be permanent as long as a low glycemic eating pattern is adopted. Whether or not you choose to do the Forever Fit program (or even if you don’t need to lose weight) moving to a low glycemic diet is much healthier than the way you are probably eating now. Here’s why:

Health benefits of low glycemic diets and low glycemic food

All in all, low glycemic diets and low glycemic foods, backed by scientific evidence, have the following health benefits:

Appetite control – low glycemic index (GI) foods help to keep you full for more prolonged periods of time.
Cancer – decreased risk; a study in Australia showed that consumption of white bread and cereals high in sugar for breakfast over a sustained period of time increases the risk of cancer; it is also well-known that cancer cells feed on sugar.
Cholesterol – helps to lower and control ‘bad’ cholesterol levels.
Diabetes, Type 2 – lowers risk; those who followed a diet of low GI foods for several years had significantly lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes; for those already suffering from diabetes, it can help control the condition.
Endurance – improves physical endurance, as blood glucose levels are kept at a moderate level (instead of dipping drastically due to sudden insulin production) for a more sustained period of time.
Glucose levels in the blood – helps to control.
Heart disease – lowers risk; those who followed a diet of low glycemic index foods for several years had significantly lower risk of getting coronary heart disease, better than low fat diets!
Insulin sensitivity – while high-GI foods lower the body’s sensitivity to insulin in the long run, low-GI foods help to maintain and even increase it. This helps you avoid belly fat.
Triglyceride / lipid levels in the blood – helps to lower and control.
Weight – helps with weight loss and maintenance of healthy weight.

In addition, we have seen that pain from chronic conditions like arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis and many others often disappears with this way of eating. So throw away all bread, crackers, cookies, pasta, and other high glycemic processed foods. You will feel better.