More useful to bodybuilders than the glycemic index may be the "satiety index," which measures how well a food curbs appetite.
Potatoes top the list, with donuts, cake, and croissants at the bottom.
Choosing carbs high on the SI and low on the GI is the most important guideline to staying lean and still supplying the muscles with adequate amounts of fuel.
Fruit juice is especially treacherous, as it’s high on the GI yet is virtually ignored by the brain’s satiety sensors.
Potatoes top the list, with donuts, cake, and croissants at the bottom.
Choosing carbs high on the SI and low on the GI is the most important guideline to staying lean and still supplying the muscles with adequate amounts of fuel.
Fruit juice is especially treacherous, as it’s high on the GI yet is virtually ignored by the brain’s satiety sensors.