How the body produces energy from food varies enormously depending on the source of the food, how much you chew it, how easy it is to digest and what else you eat with it. One study even showed that eating white rice with chopsticks rather than a spoon significantly reduced the speed at which the blood glucose rose and triggered insulin (called its glycaemic index (GI)).4 Many experts believe that this GI score for food is crucial to regulate weight, although the few controlled clinical studies performed in humans have so far failed to show any difference in weight or heart risk factors when
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