In a message dated 7/23/02 6:31:08 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< I've never worked out if the insulin index is another vegetarian fraud or

its valid. what is it, and what the diff between it and the glycemic index? >>

It's Brand-Miller's baby. She decided to check out how much a given food
provokes the output of insulin -- everyone got all excited because it
appeared that some protein sources provoked insulin as much as carbos. And
that set the high carbers going. Unfortunately, Brand-Miller forgot her basic
biochemistry -- the fact that amino acids increase both insulin and glucagon
-- if they didn't, the body would lower blood sugar too much. GI is a
relative measure of how much a particular food increases blood sugar in a
given time -- either white bread or glucose is used as the standard against
which the others are compared.

Namaste, Liz
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