Effect of the Glyx diet
The body reacts to blood sugar increases by producing and releasing insulin. Insulin is a hormone from the pancreas and lowers blood sugar. If a food with a high glycemic index is eaten, the blood sugar rises sharply and correspondingly high amounts of insulin are released into the blood to counteract this.
The blood sugar drops and due to the high insulin concentration often a little too low. Even slightly lowered blood sugar triggers a feeling of hunger. This explains why after the consumption of sweets or white flour products (high GI), for example, a feeling of hunger develops again very quickly, up to a ravenous hunger.
In addition, a certain “insulin resistance” develops through constant blood sugar peaks and corresponding insulin release. This means that the body’s sensitivity to insulin diminishes and the pancreas has to provide more and more insulin to achieve the same effect. However, it should be noted that the increase in blood sugar after eating certain foods can vary greatly from person to person.
The type of preparation and composition of the food is also important. Thus a higher fat portion, caused by delay of the sugar admission has a rather damping effect on the blood sugar rise.Glyx diets take this effect into account, evaluate foods according to their glycemic index and recommend only foods with a low GI. Diets based on the Glyx Diet principle consist mainly of In addition become: Strongly limited are however food with a high Glykämischen index such as white flour and products, which develop from it and sweets.
These nutritional recommendations are by and large compatible with the principles of a healthy diet. However, the carbohydrate content often does not correspond to the current recommendations. Sometimes it is only 25% (recommended 50 to 55%).
Fat, cholesterol and calories in the daily diet are often higher than recommended. It is also often advised not to eat fat and carbohydrates together. The Glyx diet comes from the so-called separation diet according to Dr. Hay.
There it is assumed that fat and carbohydrates cannot be digested together. There is no evidence for this and the separation of nutrients has no scientific basis.
- Wholemeal bread
- Oatmeal
- Pulses
- Wholemeal pasta
- Whole grain rice and other whole grain products
- Vegetables
- Fruit
- Low fat dairy products
- Meat, fish and eggs recommended in the Glyx diet
