Glycemic index: focus on foods, not numbers: variability among foods and people makes the glycemic index imprecise as a tool to manage weight and diabetes.(Nutrition) From: Men's Health Advisor | Date: December 1, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Belvoir Media Group, LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

If you've been trying to lose weight or control your diabetes, you might have heard of the glycemic index (GI).

It's a system that measures how your blood sugar (glucose) levels rise in response to carbohydrate foods. Research suggests that diets heavy in high-GI foods--which produce large glucose surges--contribute to weight gain, diabetes and heart disease. For example, in July, a review of studies, published in the Cochrane Library, found that people on low-GI diets l...