NHS surgeon Dr Karan Rajan recently shared a food storage tip with his 5.2 million TikTok followers, suggesting that he has the key to making white bread healthier.
His secret uses only a toaster and a freezer and is said to help lower the Glycemic Index of the bread.
In a post on his TikTok account (@dr.karanr), he explained: “If you take a slice of white bread and toast it, you end up lowering the Glycemic Index of the bread.
“This means it’s broken down more slowly, causing a more gradual rise in blood sugar levels.
“If you take a slice of white bread and then freeze it, and then defrost it and toast it again, you could lower the Glycemic Index of the bread by almost double.”
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The Glycemic Index (GI) is a measure used to rate foods containing carbohydrates, indicating how quickly they …