 Hello everyone today we are going to talk about popcorn popcorn is a favorite snack for a lot of you guys And I know you're wondering if it is a good snack for people with diabetes or people who are trying to lose weight So let's get started Hi guys. I'm at diabetes doctor. I'm an endocrinologist and a diabetes coach So today we are talking about popcorn now Popcorn is something that a lot of people crave and I will tell you nutritional information and you decide if it is good for you Or not it is definitely not a carb-free snack It has carbs in it now pop corn Definitely can be a good snack or a bad snack So I will explain to you what makes it a good snack and what makes it a bad snack So number one thing you need to avoid with popcorn is butter and hydrogenated oils So when you're buying popcorn, you have to be really careful about what you're getting and how much fat you are getting in there So normally popcorn doesn't really have fat unless you add on fat And remember if combination of fat, especially butter and hydrogenated oils with carbohydrates is not a good combination It's going to just multiply the effects of blood sugar spike as a result insulin spike And that's definitely not a good combination for either weight loss or or diabetes So now air popped popcorn is the best way to do it You can drizzle some olive oil to make it a little bit tastier instead of butter But definitely it's something that you have to pay attention to the portion size So three cups of air pop popcorn will have around 15 grams of carbs So as you can see the glycemic index is around 55 which is not super high And it's not super low either but the glycemic load is not that high because again, it's not a dense food It is air popped. So it's so it's actually when you do three cups of the air popped popcorn This can't satisfy you if you are controlling yourself And that's only 15 grams of carbs but on the other hand Most people rarely measure their popcorns and they end up grabbing the whole bag Which can be 30 cups of Popcorn so if that's you I don't think that's going to be a great snack for you But if you can say hey, I'm just going to have three four cups of popcorn and that's all I'm not going to have any more That can be a delicious snack without rising your blood sugar too much So if you guys so let me know what you think Give a thumbs up share this video and give a like and we would like to hear from you We'll see you in the next video. All right. Thank you for watching And I want you to be more informed and more educated. So to do that go ahead and watch this next video right here