[MR] Break Fast

[David Chessler]

That's why I specified avoiding the high glycemic stuff, and getting a limited
amount of low glycemic food. That basically means avoiding white foods
(refined grains, sugar), and being very careful around "whole wheat flour"
which actually has a high glycemic index. 

Generally, green and yellow vegetables are good and have moderate to low
glycemic indices. So do nuts, etc.

The problem with this advice is that the glycemic index is calculated only for
foods standing alone. It would seem to be possible to raise the glycemic index
of a meal by combining foods (adding protein and fat to the meal), but I am
unaware of any actual studies of this, so it's all speculative. 

------ Original Message ------
Received: Wed, 12 May 2010 10:46:22 AM EDT
From: Geffrei Maudeleyne <Geffrei at triad.rr.com>
To: Atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] Break Fast

> I'm hypo also. My nutritionist insisted that I MUST have 60gm starch-y 
> carbs every day, preferably early in the day.  For reference, 60gm is a 
> little less than 1 (one) slice of  bread. When eating bread, notice all 
> of the other stuff you are eating, particularly sugars. Rice, corn, or 
> potatoes that you cook in a healthy manner at home are superior.
> 
> On 5/11/2010 4:19 AM, David Chessler wrote:
> > As a rule of thumb, avoid "white stuff". Sugar, flour, potatoes, rice,
etc. It
> > turns out that there is not much difference in the glycemic indices of
white
> > and whole-grain flour. The fine grind means very fast digestion and
> > absorption. Eventually, you find yourself eating something close to the
Atkins
> > diet--which was an anti-diabetic diet in the 1920s, before the refinement
of
> > insulin.
> >
> > --
> >
> > YIS
> >
> > Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> > Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> > Storvik (rapier)
> > Roxbury Mill (other things)
> >
> >    
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