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Glycemic Index Diet
Low Glycemic Index Diet Controls Blood Sugar
The journal Diabetes Care just published a study showing that a diet built around low-glycemic-index foods appears to result in better blood sugar control. What's in it for you? Glad you asked.
Three things you need to know:
1. The study was very small and limited to kids taking insulin for Type 1. While the results are interesting--and appear to verify other findings about the effect of foods' glycemic index on blood sugar levels--this particular study is silent on possible value to peo...
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