{"id":22324,"date":"2024-04-09T12:38:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T07:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=22324"},"modified":"2025-04-06T18:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T13:26:16","slug":"glycaemic-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/glycaemic-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Glycaemic Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Glycaemic Index<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It ranks <strong>carbohydrate-containing foods<\/strong> based on the blood glucose response, post-prandial or after a meal. The higher the blood sugar reading, the higher will be the GI.<\/li>\n<li>It shows how quickly each food affects your blood sugar (glucose) level when that food is eaten on its own.<\/li>\n<li>Foods are ranked on a <strong>scale of 0 to 100<\/strong>, with pure glucose (sugar) given a value of 100.<\/li>\n<li>The lower a food&#8217;s glycemic index, the slower blood sugar rises after eating that food. In general, the more processed a food is, the higher its GI, and the more fiber or fat in a food, the lower it&#8217;s GI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is Glycaemic load?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is both the <strong>quality and quantity of carbohydrate<\/strong> in a specific food, and is the product of the GI and the amount of carbohydrate available in a serving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key facts about Diabetes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a chronic disease that occurs when the <strong>pancreas<\/strong> can <strong>no longer make insulin<\/strong>, or the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces.<\/li>\n<li>Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood glucose.<\/li>\n<li>Not being able to produce or use insulin effectively leads to raised glucose levels in the blood, known as hyperglycaemia.<\/li>\n<li>Over the long-term high glucose levels are associated with damage to the body and failure of various organs and tissues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type of Diabetes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Type 1 diabetes: <\/strong>It is a condition in which your immune system destroys insulin-making cells in your pancreas. These are called beta cells.<\/li>\n<li>When you have type 1 diabetes, your body produces very little or no insulin.<\/li>\n<li>It requires daily administration of insulin to maintain blood glucose levels under control. It is usually diagnosed in children and young people, so it used to be called juvenile diabetes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type 2 diabetes: <\/strong>It results from the body\u2019s ineffective use of insulin that it produces. This type of diabetes is largely the result of <strong>excess body weight and physical inactivity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is a carbohydrate?<\/h3>\n<p>It is a naturally occurring compound, or a derivative of such a compound, with the general chemical formula Cx(H2O)y, made up of molecules of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O). Carbohydrates are the most widespread organic substances and play a vital role in all life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/lancet-paper-provides-proof-for-undeniable-link-between-high-glycaemic-index-and-diabetes\/article68043423.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Lancet paper provides proof for undeniable link between high glycaemic index and diabetes<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glycaemic Index ranks carbohydrate-containing foods based on the blood glucose response, post-prandial or after a meal. 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