Glycemic Load
The discussed official recommendation to keep total glycemic load below 120 is criticized as too high from a low-carbohydrate perspective. A small serving of sugar can have a low glycemic load because it contains relatively few grams of ca…
1 sources - 4 claims
The discussed official recommendation to keep total glycemic load below 120 is criticized as too high from a low-carbohydrate perspective. A small serving of sugar can have a low glycemic load because it contains relatively few grams of carbohydrate. Glycemic load estimates total blood-sugar impact by combining glycemic index with carbohydrate amount per serving. Official glycemic-load categories can make poor foods look acceptable when portion sizes are small.