Yep. In fact, that's the point that Gerald Reaven makes in his book on
Insulin resistance -- in his insulin resistance diet he substitutes fats
for carbohydates. Of course, he is phobic toward saturated fat so he
doesn't recommend eating a la Atkins. He recommends vegetables oils in
place of carbs. Sally Fallon also recommends a diet where the calories
come mainly from fat, very moderate protein and fairly low on the carbs.
  Check out how Sally eats:
http://westonaprice.org/nutrition_guidelines/boarddiets.html

Although she doesn't eat strictly paleo -- she definitely makes a point
of getting enough fat in her diet.

Liz

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> On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 12:08 Asia/Tokyo, Lynnet Bannion wrote:
>
>> our goal is to keep your insulin nice and low, so: small meals, not
>> much fruit.  This prevents insulin resistance, which leads to Type 2
>> diabetes.
>> I've got a lot of diabetes in my family on my father's side,
>
>
> Me too, on one side, so it is a question. So far so good in my
> generation.
>
> I do have one question regarding insulin and fasting glucose. Insulin
> is raised when you eat starch/sugar, of course. But it is also raised
> if you eat a high protein meal even with low carb. So, my question is,
> if your goal is low insulin/low blood glucose, wouldn't a diet where
> the energy comes mainly from fat be best? That is, low carb, low to
> moderate protein, high fat.

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