The glycemic index is a scale plotted from zero to 100. It was created by Welsh physician and sixth generation doctor named David Jenkins. He would feed volunteers one food on its own, then measure how that food had impacted their blood sugar.
This week we're tackling three big ideas about sugar: It causes hyperactivity in kids, it's as addictive as cocaine and it raises blood sugar in universal, predictably spiky ways.
Thanks to David Johnston for helping us with sources for this week’s episode!