Another interesting exchange. It seems the whole mess is abit confusing. I generally eat very low carb from week to week with occasional 'spurges' when I feel like it. In general, I try to keep them paleo, but I've been known to have a bowl of icecream and even CAKE (!!!) at a birthday party! Don't tell! ;) Personally, I'm interested in effects of protein 'gorging' wrt insulin, fat and all that. Mostly cause I've been known to chew three a 3lb+ roast on occasion and if the results are 'favorable' I may have less guilt with my gluttony. :) Looks like I have some more reading to do. Wade On Fri, 14 May 2004 16:47:46 +0000, Marilyn Harris wrote: > > Loren Cordain wrote: > > > I agree that that carbohydrate mixed with fat generally results > >in a lower glycemic (blood glucose) response. My point here was that > >the insulin response to fat + carbohydrate is greater than to > >carbohydrate alone because of the stimulatory effect of fat ingestion > >upon glucose-dependent insulino-tropic polypeptide (GIP) (5). > > <snip!>