Glycemic load is a measure which attempts to address this problem. Glycemic index measures the glucose response to consuming a fixed amount of carbohydrate. S

Glycemic load is a measure which attempts to address this problem. Glycemic index measures the glucose response to consuming a fixed amount of carbohydrate. Since different foods contain different amounts of carbohydrate, the amount of food consumed is not constant. To consume 50g of carbohydrate, you can eat 100g of white bread...or 600g of carrots. Glycemic load adjusts the glycemic index of a food according to portion size: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_load http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_load