>Doug previously wrote:
>...<header deleted>
>The body has a pool of about 2500 calories of glygogen which it uses
>for its energy needs.  Unless you've just fasted for a couple of
>days & drained this pool, you have room for only so much of extra
>sugars which are taken in & converted to glycogen.  The excess
>gluscose will spill over into the bloodstream, where it contributes
>greatly to aging/disease.  It doesn't matter whether this glucose
>originates from the finest organically-grown tropical fruits, it is
>still a nasty substance which does you no good.  Say you have room
>for 800 calories before you top off your glycogen stores.  If you
>take in more than that at one meal you are asking for trouble.  The
>best course is to fast or diet so that your pool is never full &
>contains lots of room to handle what you take in at your meals.
>Guess what, vegetables are a lot safer in this regard than fruits,
>as their calories are absorbed at a much slower rate.
>...<sig deleted>

I'm interested in finding out if there is a glycemic index for fruit
that would help select those that would minimize overflow of this glycogen
reserve pool.

I suspect that fruit such as cucumbers, tomatoes and avocadoes would have
lower indices than sweet fruit such as persimmons.

What about tubers? would one classify carrots and sweet potatoes as
more like veggies or fruit?

I found a glycemic index chart in an old issue of muscle & fitness, but it
simply grouped all fruit into one category.
Would there happen to be a more detailed glycemic index chart that I could
access?

Doug? Rene?

Thanks,

Roy