Re: Lactic Acid, yoghurt and insulin

[Guest guest]

Does plain yoghurt boost insulin before a meal as well as regular yoghurt?

Most yoghurt is chock full of sugar, which would certainly contribute to an

insulin boost. I want STABLE blood sugar-- if yoghurt gives an insulin boost

than it will give me LOW blood sugar, in which case I'd want to stop eating

it before lunch, as it would give more energy.

Chris

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[Guest guest]

At 07:35 AM 7/25/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>Does plain yoghurt boost insulin before a meal as well as regular yoghurt?

>Most yoghurt is chock full of sugar, which would certainly contribute to an

>insulin boost. I want STABLE blood sugar-- if yoghurt gives an insulin boost

>than it will give me LOW blood sugar, in which case I'd want to stop eating

>it before lunch, as it would give more energy.

>

>Chris

It sounds (from the article) like anything with lactic acid before a meal

will cause a slight insulin boost.

In a different way than just drinking milk (which also has sugar). It seems

to stabilize

blood sugar -- like I said, there was an email debate on it, but it seems

to make the

food that follows cause less of a blood sugar rise (like putting out a fire

with a bucket of

water, rather than waiting for a forest fire, as the second link says).

As for yogurt that is full of sugar ... that's a whole 'nother thing. The

study was

comparing plain yogurt to plain milk, or pickled cukes to plain cukes. I

think the

idea was to help diabetics. Anyway, kefir helps my blood sugar, so SOMETHING

happens.

Heidi