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The glycemic index has helped millions of diabetics control their blood sugar without recourse to insulin. But it’s never been shown to be all that useful for losing weight, because it fails to capture a lot of nuances. The same food, for instance, can have a different glycemic effect depending upon how ripe it is. Even its temperature and how it’s cooked can make a big difference. Boiled yams are lower on the scale than roasted yams. Cold rice is lower on the index than warm rice. Moreover, the index doesn’t capture the fact that glycemic responses vary from person to person. Some people are ...more
Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul—A Christian Guide to Intermittent Fasting
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