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John Burgstiner
1/23/2019
12:09:05 PM
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Carbs are carbs but our body’s response to them depends on their glycemic index (a measure of how quickly they are absorbed) and what they are combined with.
Fiber slows down absorption of sugar which in turn lowers peak insulin levels… remember its the highs and lows that do the harm.
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karen
1/23/2019
12:08:35 PM
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Ok...lots of different opinions about food even among academics...but...if she feels like the fiber will not counteract some of the carb effect (as in the Keto view), then easy enough...just count carbs without subtracting the fiber. That'll cut the carbs way back. .
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JuliaB
1/23/2019
12:08:02 PM
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lots to read. I read in the book: Smart Blood Sugar by Dr. Marlene Merritt that carbs are carbs and that even if we subtract the fiber, we will still eventually do consume the same amount of total carbs listed on a content label, as the fiber just slows down the metabolizing of carbs. So something to be aware of. She is talking about Diabetes in the book, but her low sugar ideas are applicable for us too, I think.
Has anyone else read her book?
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