In recent years the glycemic index (GI), a measure of a carbohydrate’s impact on blood sugar, has assumed a major role in discussions about diets and nutrition. Now a new study suggests that by itself, within the context of an otherwise healthy diet, GI may not be an important factor in improving cardiovascular risk.
In a paper published in JAMA, Frank Sacks and colleagues report the results of a randomized, crossover-controlled 5-week feeding trial comparing 4 different diets in 163 overweight or obese adults. The diets were either low- or high-carb and either low- or high-GI. Importantly, all the diets were based on previously established healthy dietary patterns based on the DASH diet, which is low in saturated and total fat and includes substantial amounts of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods.
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I looked at that paper and it absolutely is NOT low carb! It certainly does confirm that the GI actually stands for Glucose Inducing. And there are some wonderful markers identified in that paper. It does show a complete ignorance of and what is a low carbohydrate diet. That is VERY disturbing.