Re: Snip from Rick Mendosa's newsletter

[Guest guest]

The below snip is from Rick Mendosa's online diabetes newsletter which I

thought was Very Interesting and wanted to share with the group...Vicki

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a.. Protein (and Fat) and the Glycemic Index

The conventional wisdom holds that between 50 to 60% of protein becomes

glucose and enters the bloodstream about 3 to 4 hours after it's eaten. It's

generally accepted that fat has little affect on blood glucose.

In fact, recent studies indicate that neither protein nor fat have more

than a minuscule affect on blood glucose. This seems to be true for people

both with and without diabetes. The protein studies are particularly

interesting.

A 50-gram dose of protein resulted in only about 2 grams of glucose

being produced and released into circulation. And adding protein to

carbohydrate doesn't slow the absorption or peak of the glucose response. Fat

delays the peak but not the total glucose response, according to these new

studies.

For more, including links to recent articles on this topic see the

section " What About Protein and Fat? " on my " Glycemic Index " page at

http://www.mendosa.com/gi.htm