WHAT IS?
Their abbreviations, Glycemic Index (glucémico index), are the base of the diet of Rick Gallop, ex- president of Foundation of Heart and Infarto of Ontario (Canada), and author of The G.I. Diet and Living the G.I. Diet. Kilos of caused more that Gallop declared its particular battle to the overweight. After proving manifolds diets without obtaining result, it decided to put into the hands of his friend the Dr. David Jenkins, professor of Nutrition of the University of Toronto and inventor of the glucémico index. It discovered that the carbohydrates are not equal and how it affects each to our organism. Soon it will arrive at Spain; so far, already it devastates in Canada, the USA and England.

OF WHAT IT CONSISTS?
It gives via free to foods with low glucémico index and recommends to avoid those of greater value. This aid to prevent bumps in the levels with sugar in blood, being helped to that we feel satiated more time. It distinguishes between beneficial carbohydrates (vegetables, fruits, vegetables…), and the unfavorable ones (refined flours, cereals…). These last ones it is not necessary to exclude them, although yes to take them with precaution, following the phase of the diet in which you are - there are two: first to lose weight and second of maintenance. Gallop groups foods by colors like in a traffic light, to help us to choose better what foods we must ingest at every moment. According to Gallop, “this diet puts special attention in fruits, integral vegetables, foods, vegetables, meats and low fish in fat. Aside from losing weight, you reduce the risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer of colon, prostate and Alzheimer”.

SLOW CARBOHYDRATES
When increasing the glucose level in the blood, increases the secretion of insulin, the metabolism of fats activates and that excess of glucose is transformed into fatty weave. For that reason the slow carbohydrates are recommended (vegetables, vegetables, integral foods), since the glucose is absorbed of contained way. The fiber of foods acts like a barrier that slows down the absorption of carbohydrates. This diet is recommended whoever to lose weight gradually and of healthful way.

RED COLOR: PROHIBITED
Butter, whole milk, sausages, bacon, greasy potatoes, cheeses, white rice, jam, maize, crackers, white bread, watermelon, cakes, drinks that contain alcohol.

YELLOW COLOR: OCCASIONALLY
Semi-skimmed milk, peanuts, bananas, kiwis, pig, lamb, eggs, graze al dente integral, integral bread, juices of fruits (without sugar addition), red wine.

GREEN COLOR: ALLOWED
Most of the fruits (cherries, strawberries, oranges, grapes, pears, figs), vegetables and vegetables (lettuce, spinach, green beans, peppers, mushrooms, onion, garlic), vegetables (lentils, chick-peas, pinto beans), integral rice, rice basmati, low fat meats and fish (calf, chicken, turkey, hake, sole).

1. Keys of the diet?
You do not pass hunger and you do not have to tell to calories nor grams, to only follow the traffic light.
2. How many meals?
Three main and three tentempiés among them.
3. How many calories?
It is not necessary to add them; simply, it is necessary to follow the traffic light.
4. You need some I supplement?
No, because this diet contains the essential nutrients. It only takes vitamin D, that is essential for calcium. 
5. It reduces the energy?
No. She is one of his advantages. To not having bumps in the insulin, the energy is constant.
6. You must avoid fats?
You do not worry: the foods with green light are low in I.G., saturated calories and fats.
7. Which is the perfect proportion?
55% of carbohydrates, 25% of monosaturated and polisaturadas fat proteins, 20%.