Food Lie #2:
You’ve Been Lied to About the Glycemic Index
(it’s a HOAX)
(it’s a HOAX)
Another misleading reason people
think they need to avoid foods like white rice in order to burn off body fat is
because it has a higher glycemic index than brown rice. In case you didn’t know, the glycemic index attaches a number to food, which indicates how much it will spike your insulin levels. The higher the number, the higher the insulin spike. The lower the number, the lower the insulin spike.
And since it’s nearly impossible to
burn fat in the presence of high insulin, it only makes sense to choose lower
glycemic carbs, like brown rice, instead of white rice every chance you
get.
However, when you combine a
higher glycemic food choice with other foods, and you take into account portion
size, this number basically becomes irrelevant – because both of these factors
will impact your body’s insulin response.
So even though low glycemic carb
choices are typically healthy, the glycemic index number itself can be very misleading.
Another example is fruit. The riper the fruit, the more sugar it has, which
means the glycemic index changes as the fruit ripens.
As long as you control your portion
sizes and combine your high carb foods with quality animal proteins and
cruciferous vegetables, the glycemic index shouldn’t be a concern.
I’m not saying you can go around
snacking or binging on high glycemic, processed carbs without fat-storage. But
be careful of “trendy” diet plans that tout they’ll keep you in “the fat
burning zone” with the glycemic index. It’s another nutrition MYTH and food LIE.
In fact, you CAN eat loads of your
favorite high glycemic foods without fat storage – especially if you’re an
exerciser. You just have to be "smart" about it by using the
propriety carb cycling method I show you on the next blog.























