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The Glycemic Index Diet™
Nutritionist Toby Amidor on
Glycemic Index Diet
Toby Amidor, MS, RD is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in clinical nutrition and dietetics from New York University. She is also currently pursuing her doctoral degree in nutrition education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Bread, Pasta & Sweets (carbs)
sometimes
Red Meat
sometimes
Fruits & Vegetables
in moderation
Milk & Dairy
limited
Alcohol
never
Fast Weight Loss
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Feeling Healthier
nutritionist
agrees
Simple Rules
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Frequent Meals
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Great Tasting Food
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Easy To Eat Out
nutritionist
kind of disagrees
Affordable
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agrees
A Nutritionist Weighs in...
As with any new diet, you need to familiarize yourself with what is involved in the plan, before jumping into it. Here, it is a quite a bit more than the red light “stop” and green light “go” signs that plaster the book cover and website. Dieters have to realize that they will need to familiarize themselves with which foods are allowable and how to fill their plates with them, as well as a number of other “rules”.
The promotion of fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains is a great thing, but the complete elimination of sugars is no easy feat. According to scientific research, long-term changes are most successful when done slowly over time, as opposed to the “cold turkey” approach advocated here. A dieter who is used to consuming sugar may be able to eliminate it today, but typically, in six months they will be back to using it in their daily cup of coffee.
Reading a stop light is definitely easier than this plan…
If you do decide to go on this diet, you will definitely have to spend some time figuring out the red light, green light system. Since it may seem that there is no method to this madness to the untrained eye, you may need to keep the GI book handy whenever you food shop or out to a restaurant. And what happens when you conveniently forget your book on a weekend getaway? Well, that must count as the 10% of the time that you are allowed to “cheat.”
Another problem with this diet is how restrictive it is. There are a lot of red light foods that you may find extremely difficult to eliminate, such as alcohol, sugar, caffeine, fast food, soda and juice.
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