Fri, Dec-03-10, 14:42
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Plan: DDF
Stats: 202/185.4/179
BF:
Progress: 72%
Location: San Diego, CA
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Originally Posted by Sunspot
Hi, Nancy,
The recommendation with the potato is to eat it with the skin on, which causes it to absorb more slowly, and to avoid a blood sugar high.
You have to read one of the books (I like the Sugar Addicts Total Recovery Program) to fully comprehend how it all works in terms of biochemistry.
But--starches are converted to sugars in the blood stream--same thing. If you read the book(s), you'll get a sense of why some of us react more strongly to sugars, some to starches, etc.
Sunspot
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LOL! I never take the skins off potato. There's really not enough fiber in the skin of a potato to make much of a dent in blood sugar. I've got the glucose meter to prove it. I saw my blood sugar soar 70 points after eating a mere 3.5 oz of potato (with skin). Most people do get a pretty severe glucose reaction to potatoes, that's why they're so high on the GI index.
I can binge on potatoes, easily. Especially if they're crisped up and salted. NOM! |