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What's the glycemic index of the carbs? The article says > complex carbohydrates derived from starch, and casein protein "Complex" probably means a pretty lo
by DailyHN 8y ago
What's the glycemic index of the carbs?
The article says
> complex carbohydrates derived from starch, and casein protein
"Complex" probably means a pretty low glycemic index.
But what does that mean to me at the grocery store?
It's sad how we don't make glycemic index easier for people via nutrition facts.
For example, eating 100g of cauliflower carbs is a lot better than 100g of refined sugar. But, by looking at the nutrition facts I see "both are 100g of carbs."
Edit: fix high to low as pointed out by child comment.
- orloffm 8y agoThe US-style marking would have "Sugar: 1.9g" for cauliflower.
- erdewit 8y agoProbably at least as important is that the starch is broken down to 100% glucose, with no fructose.
- nradov 8y agoWhy is that important?
- adrianN 8y agoFructose is metabolized on a different pathway, in the liver. Some people believe that large amounts of fructose are unhealthy for this reason.
- nradov 8y agoIs there any reliable scientific evidence for negative health effects in humans?
- biggusdickus 8y agoYes.
- adrianN 8y agoThe evidence is pretty weak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose#Potential_health_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose#Potential_health_effe...
- saiya-jin 8y ago> "Complex" probably means a pretty high glycemic index. AFAIK it is the opposite - complex carbs are the best carbs to consume, since they don't release energy all at once but slower. Complex -> Simple -> Absorb instead of just last 2 steps. Even better is to consume them with plenty of fiber, slows down absorption even more, and spikes in glycemic index are much lower
- DailyHN 8y agoYour right, that's correct. I need to edit that.