Watermelon has a higher glycemic index than a Snickers bar, but does that make watermelon a forbidden food?  Listen in this week as Dee talks about the glycemic index (GI) and a newer, more realistic way of assessing a food's impact on blood sugar levels called the glycemic load (GL).
To search the GI and GL of selected foods, go to <a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/" target="_blank">http://www.glycemicindex.com/</a><o:p></o:p>

Watermelon has a higher glycemic index than a Snickers bar, but does that make watermelon a forbidden food? Listen in this week as Dee talks about the glycemic index (GI) and a newer, more realistic way of assessing a food's impact on blood sugar levels called the glycemic load (GL). To search the GI and GL of selected foods, go to http://www.glycemicindex.com/

Watermelon has a higher glycemic index than a Snickers bar, but does that make watermelon a forbidden food?&nbsp; Listen in this week as Dee talks about the glycemic index (GI) and a newer, more realistic way of assessing a food's impact on blood sugar levels called the glycemic load (GL).
To search the GI and GL of selected foods, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.glycemicindex.com/</a>

Watermelon has a High Glycemic Index--Should You Be Avoiding It?

Diet Science is a fun 7 to 8 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC.  Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. She's the author of The Science of Skinny, released by Perseus June 2012, and The Science of Skinny Cookbook, which was released December 2014.

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Diet Science is a fun 7 to 8 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC. Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. She's the author of The Science of Skinny, released by Perseus June 2012, and The Science of Skinny Cookbook, which was released December 2014.

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Watermelon has a High Glycemic Index--Should You Be Avoiding It?

Watermelon has a High Glycemic Index--Should You Be Avoiding It?