
GI Myths
The Glycaemic Index of a food represents the time it takes for sugar to appear in the bloodstream after that food has been eaten. Obviously something like plain sugar requires little-to-no digesting and spikes the blood sugar really quickly. In comparison, a dense sourdough rye bread made from stoneground flour, would take rather longer to enter the blood stream. Interestingly and perhaps shockingly, Corn Flakes and very refined white bread have a higher GI than table sugar…… and these are not the worst breakfast items that many people choose!
- Ian Craig