EatingWell: Aim to eat lower on the glycemic index

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EatingWell.com By Dr. Jean Harvey-Berino, Ph.D., R.D., Joyce Hendley, and Rachel Johnson, Ph.D, M.P.H., R.D. All the carbohydrate foods we eat cause a release of glucose into the bloodstream–and a corresponding rise in insulin–but some raise glucose more than others. The glycemic index (GI) is a system of ranking foods containing equal amounts of carbohydrate […]