Photo Credit: photobucket.com Question: What increases blood sugar more, whole wheat bread or a Snickers® bar?
Answer: Whole wheat bread increases blood sugar more than a Snickers® bar. (The glycemic index of whole wheat bread is 72, Snickers® bar is 41.) In fact, with few exceptions, whole wheat and other grain products increase blood sugar more than any other known food. Yes, the foods we are advised to eat more of, "healthy, whole grains," raise blood sugar higher than many candy bars. (The exceptions are dried powdered starches, like cornstarch, potato starch, rice starch, and tapioca starch. Incidentally, these are the foods used to make most "gluten-free" foods.) So carbohydrates, especially wheat products, also increase triglycerides and VLDL, which thereby increase production of small LDL and small HDL particles. - See more at: http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/7986/117269/triglycerides#sthash.JQ1IOxTm.dpuf
Answer: Whole wheat bread increases blood sugar more than a Snickers® bar. (The glycemic index of whole wheat bread is 72, Snickers® bar is 41.) In fact, with few exceptions, whole wheat and other grain products increase blood sugar more than any other known food. Yes, the foods we are advised to eat more of, "healthy, whole grains," raise blood sugar higher than many candy bars. (The exceptions are dried powdered starches, like cornstarch, potato starch, rice starch, and tapioca starch. Incidentally, these are the foods used to make most "gluten-free" foods.) So carbohydrates, especially wheat products, also increase triglycerides and VLDL, which thereby increase production of small LDL and small HDL particles. - See more at: http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/7986/117269/triglycerides#sthash.JQ1IOxTm.dpuf
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