What is GL?

GL stands for ‘glycaemic load’. This takes account of the GI as well as the quantity of available carbohydrate in a serving of the food. We find that the GL of a slice of watermelon is no problem, but the GL of a whole plate of pasta is too high.

In Dump Your Toxic Waist!, GL is used as a guide to portion size. To achieve a low-GL diet, it helps to have portions that deliver a GL of 10 or less.

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