Friday, June 8 2012 3:39 PM EDT2012-06-08 19:39:08 GMT
Audience member Bridgette informs Dr. Oz that her elderly father had quadruple bypass a couple years ago, and that she sometimes feels like he now overdoes his physical activity.
Audience member Bridgette informs Dr. Oz that her elderly father had quadruple bypass a couple years ago, and that she sometimes feels like he now overdoes his physical activity.
Audience member Laura tells Dr. Oz that she is trying to embrace the aging process with her husband (both ages 47 and 50) but they are starting to have a hard time remembering names.
Audience member Laura tells Dr. Oz that she is trying to embrace the aging process with her husband (both ages 47 and 50) but they are starting to have a hard time remembering names.
Audience member Candice asks Dr. Oz if there is something that can be done to avoid contracting H pylori (Helicobacter pylori: a microbial bacterium that colonizes the stomach and has been linked to chronic gastritis,...
Audience member Candice asks Dr. Oz if there is something that can be done to avoid contracting H pylori (Helicobacter pylori: a microbial bacterium that colonizes the stomach and has been linked to chronic gastritis,...
Audience member Keisha tells Dr. Oz that she knows someone that was pre-diabetic who was given daily shots by a Dr. as appetite suppressants. Keisha asks Dr. Oz if that regimen would be prescribed just to someone that’s...
Audience member Keisha tells Dr. Oz that she knows someone that was pre-diabetic who was given daily shots by a Dr. as appetite suppressants. Keisha asks Dr. Oz if that regimen would be prescribed just to someone that’s...
There’s a misconception that eating too much table sugar is the cause of diabetes.
Sure, if you down a couple cans of soda every day, that’s an equivalent to a five pound bag of sugar every month, you might find your blood as sweet as syrup.
But that’s not the only sugar-high in town. The Glycemic Index is a value given to foods according to how they affect your blood sugar.
Foods with the Glycemic Index of 55 or lower will raise the blood sugar just a little bit.
Foods with the Glycemic Index of 70 or above? That will spike your blood sugar higher than a pair of high-heeled shoes!
High fiber foods like bran are low, and corn flakes are high. Everyone reacts to food differently, and a Glycemic Index should not be used in isolation. So,
I have thrown into the equation, if you put a little extra fiber in almost any foods you eat, you’ll reduce that Glycemic Index.
