Fwd: Popcorn (was Re: Stopping an addiction)

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In a message dated 12/17/2003 12:18:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,

c_raia@... writes:

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> > On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:51:33 -0800 (PST) ruth martin

> > <ginjoint2000@y...> writes:

> > > What's wrong with popcorn????

> > > ruth

> >

> > The primary thing is that it is a simple carb. It ups the blood

> sugar

> > and then it drops pretty fast. There is nothing wrong with

> popcorn

> > occasionally but for some of us it is easily addictable.

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> I'm struggling with the popcorn issue too. I'm not sure I find it

> as addicting as some people do, and I like it for the times when you

> just want to stuff your face with a volume of something crunchy and

> salty but fairly low calorie. I'm really confused about the

> nutritional aspects of it. It's definitely low in calories, it's

> very low in sugar, fairly high in fiber. It's got a high glycemic

> index but a low glycemic load. (See http://www.mendosa.com/common%

> 5Ffoods.htm) And it's cheap and easy!

>

> So how bad or good is it? Different people seem to have different

> answers. The whole question of " addictive " is such a mix of

> physiological and psychological and emotional factors that it's

> probably different for everybody. Fay Bayuk seemed to do really

> well when she came off it. I'm not sure if my resistance to giving

> up popcorn is being stubborn on intellectual grounds, or the power

> of addiction! It's a puzzle.

>

> Celia