G1 Diet

There is little doubt that dieting can be monotonous. There are ingredients to measure and labels to check. Most people eventually get hungry, which leads to stopping the diet. The GI Diet claims that there are ways around this.

Identification

• The GI Diet is short for Glycemic Index. This determines how fast the body breaks down food and turns it into glucose, which is the main energy source for the human body.

Potential

• The GI Diet uses the premise that most diets are unsuccessful because they do not allow people to eat enough food to stay satisfied or they are too complicated to follow.

Effects

• Foods that are low in the Glycemic Index leave a feeling of fullness because they slowly break down.

Benefits

• The foods that make up the GI Diet are also filled with many more essential nutrients so they are more healthy for the body.

Theories/Speculation

• The GI Diet categorizes food into three groups: Foods to stay away from, foods to consume conservatively and foods you can choose freely.

History

• Dieting based on the Glycemic Index began in 1981 and was introduced by the University of Toronto's Dr. David Jenkins, whose specialty was nutrition.