What some people may not realize about KOOKIE KARMA products is that they are low-glycemic (low on the GI chart) and made with sweeteners that are safe for diabetics. This might not seem all that important or exciting to the people who are not diabetic, however, more and more people are realizing the health benefits of eating a diet rich in low-glycemic foods.
"Sustainable energy" is a commonly used phrase amongst athletes, nutrition experts, and doctors alike to clarify the difference between simple carbs (i.e. table sugar, candy) and complex carbs (unrefined grains). The less-common phrase "glycemic response" explains this same theory and the relationship between food, the hormone insulin (responsible for weight gain and diabetes), glucose, blood sugar and energy levels from a more scientific viewpoint.
The Glycemic Index (GI) of a particular food is a number given to measure how fast the sugar is released into the blood after consumption and how fast a food is likely to raise your blood sugar. The higher the GI, the quicker the release (not optimal for sustainable energy). Eating slow-releasing carbs and foods (low GI foods) can help with controlling blood sugar, weight gain, diabetes, high cholesterol and much more. Low GI foods rank anywhere between 0-40 and high GI foods range between 60-110.
Kookie Karma products do NOT USE DATES but rather low GI sweeteners, such as Agave Nectar. Did you know that dried dates have a GI rank of 109? Did you know that MOST (almost all) raw food bars and cookies use dates as a sweetener but claim "no sugar"? According to the body, DATES ARE SUGAR.
In addition, conventional thinking has been that because the fat we eat has more calories than carbohydrates do, dietary fat has been the main culprit in obesity. But, that is not in fact the case--the crucial human hormone, insulin, which is produced by the body when blood sugar levels are high, plays a crucial role and has not been given the attention it deserves. Evidence clearly shows that our bodies can’t readily burn fat when our blood sugars levels are high. It seems our obsession with dietary fat in the last few decades has blinded us to the problems associated with high GI. If these researchers are right, a high glycemic index diet isn’t just making us fat – it could be killing us as well.
In conclusion, FAT DOES NOT MAKE US FAT, CARBS do not make us FAT! It's the SOURCE and TYPE of foods we are eating that make us fat! LOW - GI foods are the key to weight control, optimal health and nutrition.
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