Healthiest Foods In The World
By Ruth Bird

Did you ever wonder what makes a food a “healthy” food? We all know the saying “you are what you eat”. What would our society look like if this were true? Well, we would see a lot of:

Hamburgers

Hot dogs

French Fries

Twinkies

Pizza

Donuts

The new lifestyle 35, we need to change to a diet of high quality food. So, what makes a food healthy?

Anti-Oxidants

First, it mush have essential anti-oxydants such as vitamin A and Vitamin C. It should also have many of what are considered non essential anti-oxydants.

What is the glycemic index of the food?

I am sure you have all heard of this glycemic index by now. This is what it is about: (GI) is a way of analyzing the carbohydrates and the effect they have on your blood glucose level. The faster they break down, the higher the glycemic index . Of course the slower they break down, the lower the index. Those with a high GI are digested quickly and create a rapid increase in blood glucose while those with a low GI are digested slowly and therefore will release blood sugar into the blood slower.