Are you looking for a diet that works?

Although summer has been and gone … were you threatened by the thought of exposing more flab! If you want to lose a few pounds to make you feel better about yourself, then X-Vite Low Gi Diet is for you.

• It’s healthy: You won’t be deprived of essential nutrients
• You’ll never feel hungry
• Effective results: It WORKS!

Nutritionists advise that a daily intake of about 1500 calories should be a balance of 55% carbohydrates, 30% fats and 15% protein. You probably already know that it's healthy to cut down on saturated fats, trim the fat off meat and take the skin off chicken. But if you've still got a problem with weight loss, it could be that carbohydrates are the culprits.

You need carbohydrates to supply nutrients for brain function and energy, but beware, not all carbohydrates are equal. Those carbohydrates that release a lot of sugar very rapidly into the bloodstream are called ‘high glycemic’ and these are the foods that can cause a glucose overload - and so trigger cravings.

Glucose is a simple sugar, referred to as 'blood sugar', and it is produced mainly through the breakdown of certain carbohydrates. Its level in the body fluctuates throughout the day as it flows through the bloodstream, and when glucose levels fall, your body lets you know by making you feel hungry. After you've eaten, glucose levels rise again and - in a healthy body - should decline slowly.

The Glycemic Index (Gi) is a way of measuring the effect of different carbohydrates to determine how much glucose they produce. The index ranks foods by their effect on blood sugar levels, for example refined carbohydrates such as white bread, rice and cereals have a particularly high glycemic index rating because they are broken down quickly in the intestines, causing blood sugar levels to rise rapidly. Starchy vegetables such as potatoes also score high on the ranking, while wholemeal bread and pasta, barley and pulses have a much lower rating.

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