When you're at the mercy of blood sugar swings, you feel happy and full of energy one moment and then brain-foggy, exhausted and cranky the next. And if you have chronically high blood sugar due to ...

What Fruits Are Low in Sugar? The TLDR? Berries, apples, citrus fruit, avocado, stone fruit and melons are all fair game. That means apricots, oranges, pears and beyond are all on the menu. In ...

The glycemic index, not the sugar percentage, determines how a fruit affects blood sugar levels, satiety, and energy – and explains why some sweet fruits are actually better suited for daily balance.

Smoothies can raise blood sugar. Here’s how to make smoothies that won’t spike blood sugar by pairing fruits, protein, fiber, ...

Karen Della Corte, BYU nutrition and dietetics professor, recently authored a new study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, that developed a national glycemic index (GI) and ...

Need help with glycemic index and glycemic load? Discover how these tools differ, why they matter and which one can better help you better manage your blood sugar levels. If you have diabetes or ...

A study by Universitat Rovira i Virgili finds that prioritizing low glycemic index foods, including most fruits and whole grains, may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Diabetes, at its core, is about how your body handles glucose. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas produces little or no insulin ...

People who mostly ate foods with a low glycemic index had a lower likelihood of premature death and major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared with those whose diet included more "poor quality ...

People who consume a diet rich in high-glycemic foods, such as white bread, potatoes, and sugary soft drinks, are at an increased risk of cardiovascular events or death from any cause when compared ...