Glycemic index of foods by name: Y

Comprehensive list of foods with their glycemic index values. In general, the higher the glycemic index, the higher the chance of sugar rush and crash, leading to overeating, weight gain, and increased risk of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Insulin resistance causes weight gain

It is important to realize that insulin resistance that affects up to 71 percent of the population in the United States and similar percent of the population in many countries, leads to weight gain and obesity, and not otherway around.

Obesity and insulin resistance

The popular notion that obesity is the cause of insulin resistance is recently disproven and it now is recognized that obesity is a result of the underlying metabolic process caled insulin resistance in most people.

A diet low in glycemic index or glycemic load, with adequate protein, and fiber can help reduce the risk of excess weight gain by reducinginsulin resistance.

The glycemic index is classified in to Low GI or Glycemic Index, medium GI, and high GI based on the glycemic index of foods.

• Low glycemic index foods have a GI value of 55 or less
• Medium glycemic Index foods have a GI value of between 56 - 69
• High glycemic Index foods have a GI value of 70 or more

How do they determine the glycemic index of foods?

The glycemic index is a number obtained by monitoring a persons blood sugar after eating the food which in turn signifies how much of the anabolic(body building) hormone, insulin, is needed to utilize the carbohydrate and how quickly does the body has to produce this hormone called insulin.

Glycemic index of foods by name

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Glycemic index of Foods Starting With Letter Y

Description of food item	Glycemic Index
Yam, Puerto Rican (Name), cooked	37.0
Yellow rice, cooked, regular, fat added in cooking	64.0
Yellow rice, cooked, regular, fat not added in cooking	64.0
Yellow rice, cooked, regular, NS as to fat added in cooking	64.0
Yogurt dressing	50.0
Yogurt, chocolate, nonfat milk	32.0
Yogurt, chocolate, NS as to type of milk	33.0
Yogurt, frozen, chocolate, lowfat milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, chocolate, nonfat milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, chocolate, nonfat milk, with low-calorie sweetener	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, chocolate, NS as to type of milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, chocolate, whole milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, flavors other than chocolate, lowfat milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, flavors other than chocolate, nonfat milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, flavors other than chocolate, nonfat milk, with low-calorie sweetener	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, flavors other than chocolate, NS as to type of milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, flavors other than chocolate, whole milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, flavors other than chocolate, with sorbet or sorbet-coated	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, NS as to flavor, lowfat milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, NS as to flavor, nonfat milk	50.0
Yogurt, frozen, NS as to flavor, NS as to type of milk	50.0
Yogurt, fruit variety, lowfat milk	31.0
Yogurt, fruit variety, nonfat milk	32.0
Yogurt, fruit variety, nonfat milk, sweetened with low-calorie sweetener	19.0
Yogurt, fruit variety, NS as to type of milk	33.0
Yogurt, fruit variety, whole milk	33.0
Yogurt, NS as to type of milk or flavor	33.0
Yogurt, plain, lowfat milk	36.0
Yogurt, plain, nonfat milk	36.0
Yogurt, plain, NS as to type of milk	31.5
Yogurt, plain, whole milk	36.0
Yogurt, vanilla, lemon, maple, or coffee flavor, lowfat milk	27.0
Yogurt, vanilla, lemon, maple, or coffee flavor, nonfat milk	32.0
Yogurt, vanilla, lemon, maple, or coffee flavor, nonfat milk, sweetened with low calorie sweetener	19.0
Yogurt, vanilla, lemon, or coffee flavor, NS as to type of milk	27.0
Yogurt, vanilla, lemon, or coffee flavor, whole milk	27.0

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Also see

• Glycemic index
• Insulin resistance
• Sugar rush and crash
• Metabolic syndrome
• Acanthosis nigricans
• Type 2 diabetes
• Why look at GI value of foods?
• GI values of common foods

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