Glucose metabolism

Question 1

What is a high and low Glycemic Load?

(GL)

Answer 1

High GL > 20

< 10 or below is considered low

Question 2

How do you calculate net carbs?

Answer 2

Total carbs minus fiber

Question 3

Formula to calculate Glycemic Load (GL)

Answer 3

GL = (GI × Net Carbs) ÷ 100

Question 4

What is considered

High

Medium

Low

Glycemic Index

Answer 4

< 55 Low

> 70 High

55–69 Medium

Question 5

Can the same foods can have a very different GI and GL depending on how they are prepared?

Give an example of a sweet potato

(boiled vs baked)

Answer 5

A boiled sweet potato has a low GI of 44 and a medium GL of 11

But if baked for 45 minutes, the same sweet potato has a GI of 94 and a GL of 42, both extremely high.

Baking has essentially turned the sweet potato into candy!

Question 6

Does microwaving or baking raise GI and GL?

Answer 6

Microwaving AND baking often raises GI and GL.

That’s because much of the carbohydrate content of the food has been converted into glucose.

Question 7

Does toasting bread increase its GI?

But what does it generate that is not good?

Answer 7

Opposite!

it often lowers the glycemic index

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