On Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:03:05 -0500, Oliva <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Isn't it the binding of fats/carbs(starch) that causes the insulin
>resistance and plaques the arteries?     Oliva

No.

Insulin resistance is caused by elevated amounts of insulin, which is itself
caused by elevated carb intake and/or decreased exercise.

In fact, if you combine carbs with fat, that slows the absorption of the carbs,
which causes less insulin production than just eating the carbs by themselves.

>-----Original Message-----
>>I hope nobody thought I was implying that the McDonald's stuff is
>>somehow healthy food.  There are all kinds of reasons not to eat
>>that stuff, but the matter of saturates causing insulin
>>resistance is not a main one, as far as I can tell.
>>
>>Todd Moody
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Cheers,

Ken
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