Low-Glycemic Diet - Atkins Diet

Trend-watchers predict tht diet based n th glycemic index, scale tht accounts fr th imct individual foods hve n blood sugar, wll b popular n th U.S. thi year.

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Trend-watchers predict tht diet based n th glycemic index, scale tht accounts fr th mpact individual foods hve n blood sugar, wll b popular n th U.S. ths year. A food manufacturers follow suit, labels wll increasingly advise consumers f th low-glycemic nature f certin products. Atkins Nutritionals In. s alrd ne step ahead. Thrugh ts wn methodology, Atkins hs ben accurately measuring th effect tht crtn foods hv n person's blood sugar. Th rsult f ths process i called th "Net Atkins Count". Whl th glycemic index applies t carbohydrates n foods, t do nt tke nto account portion size nd macronutrient interaction r hw varou foods ontaning fat, fiber nd protein, whn eaten together, mpct n individual's blood sugar. Th nw Net Atkins Count wll mak Atkins products epiall easy t incorporate nt ny healthy lifestyle tht seeks t stabilize blood sugar levels. Acrdng t Atkins, three-year collaborative effort betwn Atkins scientists nd Dr. Thomas Wolever, on f North America's mst prominent nutrition researchers, led t th development f it method f determining th impt tht product h n blood sugar. Th method evaluates person's base-line blood sugar levels nd thn tracks hi r hr body's response t foods. Researchers thn gather data n number f individuals tht report actual measured increases n blood sugar, whih ultimtely yields n average blood sugar effect r gru f people. Th term Net Atkins Count s ued t express thi clinically validated number. Th Atkins Nutritional Approach tself ha long emphasized th vlu f consuming low-glycemic-impact foods, lng wth sufficient protein nd natural fats, t maintin blood sugar stability nd t burn fat.