Category Archives: Insulin resistance

Insulin index

Posted on Sat, 5 August 2006 by Mel Green

One problem with David Mendosa’s article about the insulin index, which I referenced yesterday, is that the insulin index table he gives doesn’t tell you very much about the foods contained in it. For example, as a correspondent pointed out … Continue reading →

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Insulin: An anabolic hormone

Posted on Fri, 4 August 2006 by Mel Green

Someone on my insulin resistance list took extreme exception to my post there yesterday on insulin response (upon which my blog post yesterday, “Insulin response: It ain’t just the carbs” is based). I’d quoted from “The Anabolic Power of Insulin: … Continue reading →

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Insulin response: It ain't just the carbs

Posted on Thu, 3 August 2006 by Mel Green

Someone on my insulin resistance forum asked about insulin response to saturated fats. But it ain’t just the carbs, ain’t just the saturated fat which elicit the secretion of insulin in our bodies. A study on the insulin demand of … Continue reading →

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High carb, low carb, or moderate carb?

Posted on Fri, 7 July 2006 by Mel Green

The good folks at the Glycemic Index Newsletter have been engaged in some argument with low-carb proponents about whether low-carb diets are good for you. The GI people say “Slow carb not low carb”, but a fellow named James Krieger, … Continue reading →

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Coffee & diabetes prevention

Posted on Tue, 27 June 2006 by Mel Green

Coffee Could Help Keep Diabetes Away 06.26.06, 12:00 AM ET MONDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Drinking lots of coffee cut women’s risk of developing diabetes in an 11-year study, researchers report. But it was the antioxidants, not caffeine, in … Continue reading →

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Eat your veggies

Posted on Mon, 19 June 2006 by Mel Green

Vegetables may help arteries stay clear Reuters UK (Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:26 PM BST)By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A healthy dose of vegetables every day may help keep the heart arteries clear, a study in mice … Continue reading →

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The glycemic yo-yo

Posted on Thu, 11 May 2006 by Mel Green

If I needed any reminding about the evils of too many carbs, especially refined carbs, at any one meal, I got a reminder today. A going-away gig for one of my coworkers, celebrated with lunch which was in part potluck, … Continue reading →

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If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution

Posted on Fri, 17 February 2006 by Mel Green

After much thought, I’ve returned to my daily dancing, on the reasoning that (1) I missed it like crazy; (2) I can’t find anything despite looking very hard to back up Schwarzbein’s assertion that more than 20 minutes twice weekly … Continue reading →

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State of my art 2

Posted on Thu, 16 February 2006 by Mel Green

On January 27, I wrote a post called “State of my art” (based on a post I wrote to the list LowGlycemicEating@yahoogroups.com) which detailed where I was at on matters dietary at that time. A few weeks later, I’ve added … Continue reading →

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I'll still be dancing

Posted on Wed, 8 February 2006 by Mel Green

I love the dancing I’ve been doing every morning as exercise. Really love it. Just pop the earphones to my iPod onto my ears, start up one of the half-hour dance playlists I’ve set up, & dance. Fast enough to … Continue reading →

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