I have two questions about the use of Glycemic Load to control carbs:
1) Let's say you eat two foods at a meal, one with a GL of 7 and one
with a GL of 4. What is your GL for the meal? Is it the highest value
(7), the combined value (11), or something else? Since GL is based on
the number of carbs in a serving along with the GI, my guess is that
you can add the values to get a meaningful number. So if you want to
stay below 10 at any given point in time, you have to combine all foods
to get the cumulative GL.
An example -- if you make the Atkins lentil soup listed in his book,
you have to combine the GLs of the lentils, swiss chard, onions, etc.,
to get a GL for the meal you are eating.
2)What's a meaningful way to use GL on a daily basis? Can you have a
daily GL target, similar to the Atkins ACE, calculated by simply adding
all GL values for the day? If so, what are some good guidelines to
follow? What would be considered a low daily GL?
Thanks.