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Glycaemic Index (GI)
You may have heard of the Glycaemic Index (GI), which is the measure of the blood glucose response to carbohydrate-containing foods. It gives an indication of the rate at which the carbohydrate in food is digested and absorbed into the blood. The GI of mushrooms is so low it can’t be measured realistically in humans. In fact, to get a GI measurement for mushrooms, you would need to eat over 12 kg in less than 10 minutes! The very low GI of mushrooms means that anyone, including people with diabetes, can eat them without any effect on their blood glucose levels. An Australian animal study showed that mushrooms can be having a positive effect on both blood glucose and blood lipids, possibly due to the fibre content (Jeong 2010). |
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