Al dente — pasta that is cooked but still has a firm bite to it — is the preferred way to cook and enjoy it among Italians.

Aside from the high-calorie count of eating a lot of pasta, people over 50 should limit refined grains from their diet. Refined grains tend to be high in the glycemic index (GI), which quickly ...

Whole-grain semolina pasta, a recent trend, does not necessarily have a lower GI, Pantò said. Rather, the whole grain adds micronutrients lost in the milling process, which can be important but ...

They have a high glycemic index (85 out of 100), but their glycemic load for a typical serving size is low (4.25), meaning they’re unlikely to cause a significant blood sugar spike.

According to the Glycemic Index Foundation, an Australian nonprofit raising awareness about the low GI diet, a moderate GL diet includes an average daily GL of less than 80 grams per 2,000 calories.

It all comes down to pasta's low glycemic index (GI), according to researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada. GI is a system used to rate how quickly a food affects blood sugar levels.

They have a high glycemic index (85 out of 100), but their glycemic load for a typical serving size is low (4.25), meaning they’re unlikely to cause a significant blood sugar spike.