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"Paul F. Getty" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Sat, 13 Dec 1997 06:25:59 -0500
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  A lowcarb diet keeps insulin levels low, but in a
>nondiabetic there's always plenty of insulin present, and dietary
>protein causes insulin surges comparable to carbohydrates.  So if
>there is a caloric surplus, there *is* insulin present to do the
>job of storing body fat.

Todd,
I thought insulin was only released with carbohydrate intake....at least
that's what I learned reading Protein Power and CAD and Sugar Busters.  Are
they not telling us the whole story, to get their point across that carbs
are bad and protein is good?  Or did I miss something.  I feel I need to
get my insulin down and hoped eating less carbohydrates would do it.

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