Glycemic Index Article (Countering Some Established Alleged Myths)

March 4, 2002

Plucked this link off another list:

Article purporting to blow out of the water some widely-held perceptions

about the glycemic index and related. (Some proteins may raise insulin

more

than some carbs, etc.) Really interesting:

Albeit, sounds like from a vegan point of view.

March 5, 2002

Interesting article. Read this about gi last night in Lights Out T.S. Wiley

pg.

173

An important term to understand is glycemic index, which is a measure of how

the body digests carbohydrates and how fast digested sugar gets into the body

and is met by insulin.The glycemic index of any food can be altered by

combining it with fats. Remember , the higher the glycemic index , the faster

the sugar enters your system and the faster the insulin response. Conversely,

the lower the glycemic index, the lower and slower the insulin response.

Green vegetables also slow down the transit time through the digestive tract

and will thus lower the glycemic index. This works with proteins and non

starchy vegetables, too. You can change the glycemic index of any food by

adding fat to any carbohydrate. Add butter or sour cream to a baked potato and

you even slow down the enzyme action in the mouth. Grease your enzymes

prophylactically. Think of fat as a condom for your carbs.

Wanita

At 11:11 AM 3/4/02 -0800, you wrote:

>Plucked this link off another list:

>

>Article purporting to blow out of the water some widely-held perceptions

>about the glycemic index and related. (Some proteins may raise insulin

>more

>than some carbs, etc.) Really interesting:

>

/veganmc/insulin.htm

>

>Albeit, sounds like from a vegan point of view.

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