{"id":4361,"date":"2022-06-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2022-06-09T01:14:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T01:14:48","slug":"food-sequencing-really-can-help-your-glucose-levels-heres-what-science-says-about-eating-salad-before-carbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/food-sequencing-really-can-help-your-glucose-levels-heres-what-science-says-about-eating-salad-before-carbs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Food sequencing\u2019 really can help your glucose levels. Here\u2019s what science says about eating salad before carbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\nLeonie Heilbronn<\/a>, University of Adelaide<\/a><\/em><\/span>\n\n

Biochemist and author of the Glucose Revolution<\/a> Jessie Inchausp\u00e9 says tweaking your diet can change your life.<\/p>\n\n

Among her recommendations in the mainstream media<\/a> and on Instagram<\/a>, the founder of the \u201cGlucose Goddess movement<\/a>\u201d says eating your food in a particular order is the key. <\/p>\n\n

By eating salads first, before proteins, and finishing the meal with starchy carbohydrates, she says blood glucose spikes will be flattened, which is better for you.<\/p>\n\n

Scientifically speaking, does this make sense? It turns out, yes, partially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a glucose spike?<\/h2>\n\n

A glucose spike occurs in your bloodstream about 30-60 minutes<\/a> after you eat carbohydrate. Many things determine how high and how long the peak lasts. These include what you ate with or before the carbohydrate, how much fibre is in the carbohydrate, and your body\u2019s ability to secrete, and use, the hormone insulin.<\/p>\n\n

For people with certain medical conditions, any tactic to flatten the glucose peak is incredibly important. These conditions include: <\/p>\n\n