The Eades in Protein Power Lifeplan don't pay much attention to the glycemic
index preferring instead to rely on what they call the effective
carbohydrate content of foods which basically is the carb content minus the
fiber. The glycemic index is based on eating enough of a food to provide 50
gms. of carbohydrate. Since 1 cup of boiled carrots only has 6.9 gms. of
carbs minus the fiber, one would have to eat several cups of carrots to
approximate what the glycmeic index is measuring. One cup of boiled yellow
corn by contrast has 36.6 gms. effective carbohydrate content and a high
glycemic index. I find it hard to believe that a normal portion of carrots
is going to raise blood sugar levels all that much especially if eaten with
an appreciable amount of fat.

Mark



If that's the case, how does one prevent the metabolism from dropping so
much
that weightloss stops or hair loss begins?  Also, I also thought essential
fatty acids were "essential", but according to some of Ray Peat's essays,
they are in his opinion quite toxic.  I certainly have no intention of
drinking milk or eating dairy of any sort per his suggestions because I feel
so much better off them, but I am also wary of eating fruit and raw carrots
as he suggests because I'm concerned they may stall my fat loss.  Once I
lose
about 5 more pounds, I may add a few low sugar berries, but carrots are so
high on the glycemic index that I'm worried they'll stall me.  Any thoughts?
I do like raw carrots and notice that a medium carrot only contains about 6
gms of carbs (same as a tomato), but yet they are restricted from most ultra
low carb diets because of their high glycemic index.  Any thoughts on this?
Also, does cooking a starchy vegetable like carrots make the carbs more or
less available or does it not matter?  I ask because Peat only mentions raw
carrots for hormone regulation.

Adrienne