Can I ask the experts hereabouts if I'm right about something?
Here goes:
Am I correct in thinking that Atkins is on the extreme side because he didn't work in terms of actual 'glycaemic load' as opposed to 'glycaemic index': he rules out or restricts some things -- on the basis of their GI -- that maybe should be allowed because in practice *they actually have a low GL*?
If this is right, then surely someone who doesn't really get on with the usual Atkins regime would be able to add more fruits and vegetables to it -- if they knew which types!?!
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Hi folks,
Can I ask the experts hereabouts if I'm right about something?
Here goes:
Am I correct in thinking that Atkins is on the extreme side because he didn't work in terms of actual 'glycaemic load' as opposed to 'glycaemic index': he rules out or restricts some things -- on the basis of their GI -- that maybe should be allowed because in practice *they actually have a low GL*?
I think Atkins felt that carbs were harmful by themselves, withour regard to the effect of GI or GL.
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If this is right, then surely someone who doesn't really get on with the usual Atkins regime would be able to add more fruits and vegetables to it -- if they knew which types!?!
Fruits and vegetables are part of the Atkins regime. You can go and buy his books or go to the Atkins web stie for more details. There may even be newsgroups for the Atkings diet for all I know (or care).
Am I correct in thinking that Atkins is on the extreme side because he
didn't work in terms of actual 'glycaemic load' as opposed to 'glycaemic index': he rules out or restricts some things -- on the basis of their GI -- that maybe should be allowed because in practice *they actually have a low GL*? <<
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Glycemic load is amount of carbohydrate per serving multiplied by the glycemic index of that carbohydrate. It's a better index for what a serving of something will do to your blood sugar if you eat it alone. For example, carrots have a high glycermic index but a low glycemic load because they don't have that much carbohydrate per serving.
Atkins DID pay attention to total grams of carbohydrate per serving, which means his recommendations tend to track glycemic *load* better than index. Simply because load varies much more than index from food to food. But Atkins didn't particularly track either one.
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