The Gi Diet (Now Fully Updated): The Glycemic Index; The Easy, Healthy Way to Permanent Weight Loss

by RickGallop (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.39

  The Original International Gi Diet Bestseller, Now Revised And Updated - Over 40 all new recipes and meal plans - Over 100 new red, yellow and green light food listings - Updates on everything from low carbs to office lunches and family meals - More readers' comments and suggestions Most diets fail for these three reasons- you go hungry, they're too complicated or they are simply unhealthy. With Rick Gallop's acclaimed Gi diet - you won't feel hungry or deprived - you will never have to count calories, carbs or points again - it's healthy and nutritious and will reduce your risk of major diseases. Based on the Glycemic Index, or GI, which rates foods according to how fast they are digested, the Gi Diet makes choosing the right food simple with its unique, easy-to-follow traffic light system: *Foods to avoid *Foods to eat occasionally *Foods to eat as much of as you want And the benefits are more than just weight loss! Changing your eating habits can also help prevent life-threatenting illnesses, like heart disease and diabetes. Losing weight is relatively easy with many fad Diets:; maintaining the loss with these diets is difficult and largely impossible to sustain. Rick Gallop has found the key to permanent weight loss

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  As president of a Heart and Stroke Foundation, Rick Gallop was determined to find a healthy diet that worked, until he came across the glycaemic index, or G.I. Developed by Dr. David Jenkins, a professor of nutrition at the University of Toronto, the G.I. measures the speed at which your body breaks down food and converts it to glucose - which is used for energy or stored fat. Foods with a high G.I. are digested too quickly by your body - leaving you feeling empty and hungry soon after eating. We've all felt hungry soon after eating a large Chinese meal - that's because our body has digested it too quickly. When trying to lose weight it is critical to avoid foods with a high G.I., instead eating foods with a low G.I. rating. This book has calculated glycaemic ratings of hundreds of foods and listed them into three easy categories: foods to avoid, foods to eat occasionally and foods that you can eat as much of as you want. Although we may be more educated and aware of avoiding high fat foods on a diet, foods such as instant rice, apricots, raisins and mashed potatoes have a high G.I. index and should be avoided, while basmati rice and peaches will help you get thinner. The book also contains recipes, snack ideas, tips on dining out and strategies to maintain your new weight.