From: Alex Ramonsky (alex@ramonsky.com)
Date: Tue Sep 09 2003 - 09:44:13 MDT
ankara@baynet.net wrote:
> Alex Ramonsky <alex@ramonsky.com> responds to Robert J. Bradbury's post:
>
>>> ... If one can offset low blood sugar levels with a drink with some
>>> sweetness, then one might be able to avoid food cravings that may
>>> contribute to obesity.
>>>
>> Right; I see where you're coming from. I'm pretty convinced though
>> that _anything_ that causes a glucose 'spike' is bad news, to be
>> honest. The 'stay low GI and forget about the calories' method has
>> worked really
>
>
> Say Alex: Best advice! Please share your Glycemic Index URLs. [Why is
> the GI so scarce?] Maintaining [flat lining?] serum glucose & insulin
> tops my life-preservation list. Insulin spiking is the number one,
> stealth cardio-vascular killer. So serum glucose fluctuations are of
> more concern than total daily carb consumption.
>> Well, here's a few...
>>
>> http://venus.nildram.co.uk/veganmc/insulin.htm
>>
>> Another site with a glycemic/insulin index comparison:
>>
>> http://www.mendosa.com/insulin_index.htm
>>
>> ...and the original study with details of how the insulin index
>> scores were measured:
>>
>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
>> cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9356547&dopt=Abstract
>
Best,
AR
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