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