Question 1

what is the glycemic index for eggs?

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Zero!!!: Eggs are all protein and fat without any significant amount of carbs and thus have a glycemic index of 0!
Eggs are one of the healthiest foods you can eat and it is safe to eat them liberally as they do not raise cholesterol!
However, I strongly advise eating only organic (ideally pasture-raised) eggs.
See http://alsearsmd.com/glycemic-index/
and http://tinyurl.com/3ca3by

Question 2

what is the glycemic index of sugar substitutes?

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Glycemic index is…: …used to measure to what extent carbohydrate-containing foods can raise your blood sugar levels. It's not possible to measure the glycemic index of foods that don't contain carbohydrates, such as meat, fish, eggs & cheese. Sugar substitutes ( sucralose, aka   splenda; acesulfame-potassium, aspartame and stevia) add very few carbs to your diet; thus their glycemic index is close to zero.

Question 3

what is the glycemic index and glycemic load of cheetos snacks?

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Glycemic index: Glycemic index is an estimate of how much a food will raise your blood sugar after you eat it.  Each unit = 1 gram of glucose -- it measures carbohydrate content.  If it's greater than 20, it's considered high.  For cheetos, the number is 6, but there's not much nutritional value in them either. You can look it up yourself at:   http://nutritiondata.Self.Com/facts/custom/1719926/2.

Question 4

what is the glycemic index and glycemic load for plantain chips?

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Glycemic index/load: Glycemic index is a measurement of how high your sugars will increase upon eating 100g of a specific food. Glycemic load is a calculated value based upon glycemic index but standardized for serving size. Check out http://www.Glycemicindex.Com/ & http://www.Health.Harvard.Edu/newsweek/glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.Htm. Some studies suggest low glycemic index/load are healthier diet.

Question 5

what is the glycemic index?

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Glycemic index: The glycemic index, or glycaemic index, (GI) provides a measure of how quickly blood sugar levels (i.e., levels of glucose in the blood) rise after eating a particular type of food. The effects that different foods have on blood sugar levels vary considerably. The glycemic index estimates how much each gram of available carbohydrate (total carbohydrate minus fiber) in a food raises a person's bloo.

Question 6

what is the glycemic index and glycemic load for corn tortillas?

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Glycemic index is 70: The glycemic index is  70 and glycemic load is 7.7  for one corn tortillas. I hope this helps.

Question 7

what is the glycemic index and glycemic load for plantain chips? it is not on glycemicindex.com or on health.harvard.edu so please don't link sites.

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Search Internet: Glycemic index of plaintains depends upon whether it's raw, green or ripe & whether boiled or fried (i suppose there are other ways to cook/eat them, too): http://www.Ehow.Com/facts_5765402_glycemic-index-plantains_.Html. Glycemic load is dependent upon serving size, eg 1 ounce vs 100g: http://nutritiondata.Self.Com/facts/snacks/10650/2. I use links so you'll know i didn't just pull numbers from.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: glycemic index?

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Glycemic index: Provides a measure of how quickly blood sugar levels (i.e., levels of glucose in the blood) rise after eating a particular type of food. The effects that different foods have on blood sugar levels vary considerably. The glycemic index estimates how much each gram of available carbohydrate (total carbohydrate minus fiber) in a food raises a person's blood sugar. Glucose has a GI of 100.

Question 9

could you tell me what are foods that are low in glycemic index?

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Glycemic index: Is measure of how fast a food will raise the blood sugar when eaten.  Fruits like bananas, grapes etc have high glycemic index and raise bs quickly compared to foods with lower glycemic index like sweet potatos high fiber foods, etc.  You should be able to find a book or list on the internet of low glycemic foods.

Question 10

what's the glycemic index of tequila?

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Tequila: I don't know the glycemic index of Tequila but you can drink a small amount from time to time. On the day you are going to have Tequila please check your blood sugar before dinner and again at two hour after dinner and Tequila. This should give you an idea of how much you need to increase your pre-meal insulin when you know you are going to enjoy Tequila.

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