Low Fat or Low Glycemic?

[masters1691@gmail.com]

I recommend reading a book by Dr. Ray Strand called Releasing Fat. He
talks about the importance of looking at the glycemic index rather
than merely at the fat content of foods.

[Jim]

masters1691@gmail.com wrote:
> I recommend reading a book by Dr. Ray Strand called Releasing Fat. He
> talks about the importance of looking at the glycemic index rather
> than merely at the fat content of foods.


There are also books and articles that state that in order to lose fat
you must eat fat.

Thank goodness, fat has a virtually zero GI, so it could be called a low
GI food.

[Aaron Baugher]

masters1691@gmail.com writes:

> I recommend reading a book by Dr. Ray Strand called Releasing Fat. He
> talks about the importance of looking at the glycemic index rather
> than merely at the fat content of foods.

The word "merely" doesn't really make sense here, because GI and fat
content are mostly unrelated. In general, higher fat content in a food
will slow the absorption of the carbs it came with, making the overall
meal lower in GI. So to the extent that GI and fat content are related,
they're opposite, not complementary.



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"Aaron Baugher" <aaron_baugher@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> masters1691@gmail.com writes:
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>> I recommend reading a book by Dr. Ray Strand called Releasing Fat. He
>> talks about the importance of looking at the glycemic index rather
>> than merely at the fat content of foods.
>
> The word "merely" doesn't really make sense here, because GI and fat
> content are mostly unrelated. In general, higher fat content in a food
> will slow the absorption of the carbs it came with, making the overall
> meal lower in GI. So to the extent that GI and fat content are related,
> they're opposite, not complementary.

Hmmm. Will having carbs together with a fatty meal increase one's CCLL? I
usually eat carbs by themselves, like having salad or some nuts for a meal.



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