Watermelon has a high glycemic index — and almost no glycemic load. The difference is portion size.
Ask ten experts and you will get twelve answers. The underlying math, thankfully, only has one. Watermelon has a high glycemic index — and almost no glycemic load. The difference is portion size.
How fast 50 g of carb from a food raises blood sugar. Doesn't account for serving size.
GI × grams of carb per serving ÷ 100. The real-world impact number.
Low-GL diet improves insulin sensitivity, helpful for prediabetics and PCOS.
Is sugar always bad? Excess is; small amounts in context of overall diet are fine.
What about fructose? Whole fruit fine; high-fructose syrup in liquid form is the worst-case glycemic profile.
Whatever number you land on, sanity-check it against a second method or a quick estimate in your head.