Low Gi Verses Healthy Food Pyramid?
I am writing an essay on this topic. In your opinion,
which do you think is better for weight loss and general health. Low GI diet( low carb, medium fat) or the national recomended food pyramid diet guidlines. (high carb, low fat diet)?
i’ve tried both.
frankly, when i eat as recommended by the australian food pyramid dietary guidelines, i’m constantly hungry, bloated and tired. the constant hungriness causes me to eat more than i should.
now, i avoid flour / starch and sugar and i’m subsequently on a low carb diet.
i’ve lost a third of my body weight with barely any effort at all.
(from 100kg’s to 70kg’s – I’m 5″5 165cm’s).
i find that eating low carb forces you to eat less processed foods (ie no biscuits, breads and other foods that are devoid nutritionally) and my diet now consists of plenty of lean meat, vegetables, full fat dairy (the way nature intended) and other food products that haven’t been tampered by manufacturing.
my health – specifically my cholesterol – has improved significantly EVEN THOUGH i’m eating far more foods that are supposed to be bad for your cholesterol levels. go figure.
i’m not tired in the afternoons anymore. i eat LESS than i did on a low fat diet, as i’m constantly feeling satisfied, and sometimes i even manage to consume less kilojoules daily then my best friend who eats low fat – simply because i’m just not hungry all the time.
i also enjoy the fact that i’m not being constantly ripped off by supermarkets and food companies by buying processed products with huge mark-ups (ie since WHEN does flour and water in the form of bread cost over $4.00 a loaf!!!!!! – that’s OUTRAGEOUS!!)
The low GI diet is better for you and will help you lose weight. You can gain weight being on the food pyramid diet because too many carb intake will be turned into fat.
go to mypyramid.gov
Depends really. There are pros and cons for both. I like to make sure that most of what I eat is low GI, but after a really strenuous work out I go for something high or medium GI because this repairs muscles more quickly and returns energy more rapidly.
I like that the food pyramid promotes eating everything in moderation…..it’s a good goal for everyone.
Low GI Diet most definitely. The food pyramid seems more of the type to follow a normal diet, not a weight losing one whereas the GI diet does focus on weight loss.
So obviously Low GI! There is a great reference book from Australia – The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, info easily located about the diet online.
High carbs will always result in an unhealthy person.