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  1. What is the proper way to calculate the glicymic load for a multi-ingredient item? 11 grams sugar, 9 grams protein, etc. Do you add all the items' GI load number to each other for a grand total?

  2. Would a cup of water before eating sugar lower the GI load?

Thanks

larry909
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Glycemic load is calculated on the amount of carbohydrate with a known glycemic index. You can't therefore calculate a glycemic load for different foods with differing indices. Diabetics instead calculate the total amount of carbohydrate in a meal, and may adjust based on fat and protein present in order to work out their insulin dose.

Graham Chiu
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