World Gym - Peachtree City/Fayetteville Georgia


	GLYCEMIC INDEX History The foods that we have been eating over the past several decades are more likely to be processed than the foods are grandparents and their parents before them ate. Ever since the industrial revolution, especially following World War II, America began to mechanize and streamline the way we package our food. This led to the over processing of many of the grains and other whole foods that our ancestors grew up on. Incidents of diabetes and obesity were far less frequent than today. The Facts The more we process foods the more we change the Glycemic Index of them. Foods lower than 55 are considered low Glycemic. For instance, Old Fashion Oat Meal has a Glycemic Index of 40 but when processed and converted into Instant Oatmeal the Glycemic Index jumps to 65. The lower the Glycemic Index the slower the digestion and conversion into sugar. This is why eating complex carbohydrates for our energy source is best. When we consume foods that are high Glycemic, sugar is released too quickly into our blood system which causes insulin instability leading to mood swings and the release of hormones that cause more calories to be stored as fat. Our bodies were just not designed to process carbohydrates into sugars quickly. Are high Glycemic foods ever good? Following a workout the rules of nature change. Because we have used up much if not all of the stored sugars in our bodies there can be no insulin instability immediately following a workout. In fact, this is the best time to usher in all of the valuable nutrients your body needs to begin rebuilding and maintaining a high metabolism. Carbohydrates we consume now are immediately shuttled back into our muscles and liver from whence they came. So the higher the Glycemic Index the better. In other words, we want high Glycemic foods in our bodies within 45 minutes of our workout. The secret The true secret to weight control is having a slow flow of glucose being released to brain constantly. Eat low Glycemic unprocessed whole foods every three hours of your life. EAT WELL! Return to Index»

World Gym Peachtree City
(770) 631-8004
1300 Commerce Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269

World Gym - Hwy 54
(770) 487-4273
1964 Hwy 54 - West
Fayetteville, GA 30214
(Next to Peachtree Dive Center)

World Gym Fayetteville
(770) 716-5755
931 North Glynn Street
Fayetteville, GA 30214
(Located between Hobby Lobby and Stacy's)

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