Activity, Discussion and Reflections

  The Glycemic Index is a useful tool for understanding how a food will affect your energy levels, as well as your long-term risk of diabetes and other related issues. Navigate to the University of Sydney's https://glycemicindex.com/about-gi/ page to learn more about the glycemic index. Then, use the Glycemic Index Search page to answer the prompts below. 1. What are the high and low numbers of the glycemic index scale? 2. What does a higher number indicate? Choose a food you've eaten recently and search for it using the index page above. 3. What food did you choose to look up? 4. What was the glycemic index listed? 5. What does this tell you about that food item?