The GI Diet gives you the green light on foods that keep you fuller longer

The GI diet, which stands for glycemic index, helps you lose weight by teaching you to select foods based on how quickly they are broken down by your body. When your body breaks down food, the food becomes glycose, your body's energy source. The longer it takes for your body to break down a food, the fuller you feel. And when your food leaves you fuller for longer, you eat less.

GI Diet:Red Light, Green Light, 1-2-3

The GI diet was created by Dr. David Jenkens. Jenkens, a professor of nutrition, uses the glycemic index to put foods into three categories: red light (avoid or eat very seldom), yellow light (eat moderately), and green light (eat as much as you want). One reason people have success with GI diet is that there is no calorie counting or calculating points. The foods are already listed out for you and labeled as green, yellow, or red. While you're in the "weight loss" phase of the diet, or actively trying to drop pounds, stick to green and yellow. Once you've reached your goal weight and are ready to maintain, you can occasionally indulge in some red light foods.

Unlike a lot of fad diets, the GI diet is touted as having no health risks. In fact, it's supposed to reduce your risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and certain kinds of cancers. The GI diet is also healthier than diets that encourage you to gorge on one type of food or food group. A wide variety of foods fall into the green and yellow light categories. You'll have no trouble maintaining a balanced diet.

The GI diet is also superior to other diets in that you are less likely to feel deprived or hungry. As long as you stick to green and yellow light foods, you can eat until you're full. You'll be surprised at how many of your favorite foods, often on the "naughty list" with other diets, are either green or yellow light. You can have pasta, nuts, and even chocolate. In fact, red light foods aren't totally off limit. As mentioned above, if you're working at maintaining rather than losing weight, it's okay (even Dr. Jenkens says so!) to have some red light foods.

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