14-06-2010, 10:24
I would say just make sure that you don't eat too much at once. In addition you can try to avoid fruit which is high in sugar and eat more which is low in sugar.
here is a page on the sugar content of fruits: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoe...tfruit.htm
Another way to indicate the sugar content is to calculate the glycemic index. If it's high the food contains lots of sugar and if it's low it contains less. http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoe...list_3.htm
It's better though to go by the glycemic load instead. The glycemic index pretty much tells you how much sugar/carbs a food contains. The glycemic load is supposed to tell you how quickly the sugar enters the bloodstream. Foods that have a high gycemic load cause your blood sugar to rise faster and higher than foods that have a low glycemic load.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_load
You can google glycemic index and glycemic load. There is a lot of information out there and lists of different foods.
Most berries for example have a very low glycemic load (GL).
And btw, I'm not much of a biology nerd, lol. I came across this info while researching on hormonal imbalances. I found out that your sugar metabolism can seriously mess with your hormones. Making diet changes can improve this.
Incidentally I came across a page about women that are suffering from PCOS. They try to treat their condition with mainly diet changes and most of them have great success with it. I don't have PCOS but for those who do and are interested in reading the success stories, here is the link:
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/PCOS-success.html
Hope that helps
here is a page on the sugar content of fruits: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoe...tfruit.htm
Another way to indicate the sugar content is to calculate the glycemic index. If it's high the food contains lots of sugar and if it's low it contains less. http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoe...list_3.htm
It's better though to go by the glycemic load instead. The glycemic index pretty much tells you how much sugar/carbs a food contains. The glycemic load is supposed to tell you how quickly the sugar enters the bloodstream. Foods that have a high gycemic load cause your blood sugar to rise faster and higher than foods that have a low glycemic load.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_load
You can google glycemic index and glycemic load. There is a lot of information out there and lists of different foods.
Most berries for example have a very low glycemic load (GL).
And btw, I'm not much of a biology nerd, lol. I came across this info while researching on hormonal imbalances. I found out that your sugar metabolism can seriously mess with your hormones. Making diet changes can improve this.
Incidentally I came across a page about women that are suffering from PCOS. They try to treat their condition with mainly diet changes and most of them have great success with it. I don't have PCOS but for those who do and are interested in reading the success stories, here is the link:
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/PCOS-success.html
Hope that helps
