33 votes - Medical - First release: 2020-08-25T07:00:00Z
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Ideal for people with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or those who follow Keto, Atkins, Paleo, Mediterranean, Montignac or low-carb diets. The app contains data such as glycemic index, glycemic load, energy content, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates for more than 1000+ food products (while each day more foods are added). In addition to that, it has a precise BMI calculator that will give you an indicator of your “ideal” weight according to your body composition. The glycemic index (GI) is a value used to measure how much specific foods increase blood sugar levels. Foods are classified as low, medium, or high glycemic foods and ranked on a scale of 0–100. The lower the GI of a specific food, the less it may affect your blood sugar levels. Here are the three GI ratings: ■ Low: 55 or less ■ Medium: 56–69 ■ High: 70 or above Foods high in refined carbs and sugar are digested more quickly and often have a high GI, while foods high in protein, fat, or fiber typically have a low GI. Foods that contain no carbs are not assigned a GI and include meat, fish, poultry, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, and oils. Other factors that affect the GI of a food include the ripeness, cooking method, type of sugar it contains, and the amount of processing it has undergone. Keep in mind that the glycemic index is different from the glycemic load (GL). Unlike the GI, which doesn’t take into account the amount of food eaten, the GL factors in the number of carbs in a serving of a food to determine how it may affect blood sugar levels. For this reason, it’s important to take both the glycemic index and glycemic load into consideration when selecting foods to help support healthy blood sugar levels. Glycemic Index & Load Tracker – is an ideal companion for those who wish to follow different types of low-carb diets: ■ The Keto Diet: The ketogenic diet is a very low-carb, high-fat diet. It involves drastically reducing carbohydrate intake and replacing it with fat. This reduction in carbs puts your body into a metabolic state called ketosis. When this happens, your body becomes incredibly efficient at burning fat for energy. It also turns fat into ketones in the liver, which can supply energy for the brain. Ketogenic diets can cause massive reductions in blood sugar and insulin levels. ■ The Atkins Diet: The Atkins diet is a low-carb diet, where you can lose weight while eating as much protein and fat as you want, as long as you avoid foods high in carbs. ■ The Low-Carb Diet: A low-carb diet is a diet that restricts carbohydrates, such as those found in sugary foods, pasta, and bread. It is high in protein, fat and healthy vegetables. The main reason why low-carb diets are so effective for weight loss is that a reduction in carbs and increased protein intake lead to reduced appetite, making you eat fewer calories without having to think about it. ■ The Paleo Diet: A paleo diet typically includes lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds — foods that in the past could be obtained by hunting and gathering. ■ The Mediterranean Diet: The Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional foods that people used to eat in countries like Italy and Greece back in 1960. Numerous studies have now shown that the Mediterranean diet can cause weight loss and help prevent heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes, and premature death. ■ The Montignac Diet: Montignac's diet incorporates a recommendation to select foods with a low GI or GL. Moreover, Glycemic Index & Load Tracker can be used to explore what kind of foods to eat or eliminate while following various types of diets for medical conditions including prediabetes, type 2 diabetes as well as high blood pressure: ■ The Prediabetes Diet ■ The Type 2 Diabetes Diet ■ The High blood pressure Diet The app includes an optional in-app purchase that allows unlocking of a premium version of the app with more functionalities available and with no ads.