India, Oct. 20 -- Sugar spike is often viewed to come from 'visually unhealthy' foods. Based on sight, it usually includes chocolate, cake, pastries, or anything that appears too 'sugary.' Because of this appearance's sake, one may be cautious of foods like these, which appear overly sweet, limiting the intake.

But here's the oversight, conventionally healthy-looking foods escape the scrutiny, even when they raise blood sugar just as rapidly.

Addressing this, New Jersey-based endocrinologist, Dr Alessia Roehnelt, shared 3 healthy foods that raise blood sugar faster than chocolate cake and how one can modify them to make them better. She revealed that a chocolate raises blood sugar in the range of 38-45, which is low to moderate. But the...