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The glicemic index is basically a hoax that has nothing to do with reality simply because the glycemic response differs widely from person to person or even fro

The glicemic index is basically a hoax that has nothing to do with reality simply because the glycemic response differs widely from person to person or even from one day to the next. Even more problematic is that it’s getting used on food packages as a marketing gimmick. I don’t see how an insulin index could be very different. If you care about the glycemic load, then stop eating refined carbs and sugar, it’s that simple. Note that fruits have insoluble fiber that delay digestion and feed your gut bacteria so fruits in their raw form are very different from sweets or even from fruit juice. So unless you’re metabolically deranged, you shouldn’t fear fruits, but you should fear fruit juice.

sickrumbear 8y ago
hmmm even if the response differs widely, wouldn't the index give an indication of the relative impact something would have? I've been reducing carbs and sugars, which aligns with lower GI foods, I don't really agree that its a hoax, it's helped me sustain energy levels throughout the day better.
- bad_user 8y ago
  No, it wouldn't be, because that relative impact also differs from person to person. And it is more useful to just look at the carbs, sugars and fiber content. Do you know how the glycemic index came to be? They used just 10 healthy people for the experiments. It's a hoax on the same level as homeopathy.
yaronhadad 8y ago
Glycemic and insulin index are averages and should be interpreted as such. But that being said, it doesn't mean that they are not interesting. If you don't have a way to measure them yourself (=most people) then it's better to know average values than not to know anything at all...
- bad_user 8y ago
  It isn't true that you don't know anything at all. You simply look at the carbs and the sugars, which are required to be shown for package foods. Glucose in the bloodstream comes directly from carbs. So here are 3 simple rules: 1. if a food is high in carbs and low on fiber, then your blood glucose is going to spike 2. if it's prepackaged / processed food and high in carbs, it doesn't matter what else they claim on the package, your blood glucose is going to spike 3. if a food is low on carbs, then your blood glucose is going to stay low The reason for why the glycemic index is a hoax is because it gives a free pass to _fructose_, because fructose leads to a somewhat lower glucose circulating in the blood stream after your meal, because fructose needs to be metabolized in the liver first. However this mentality is a trap because as a mater of fact fructose is more toxic than glucose.

sickrumbear 8y ago

hmmm even if the response differs widely, wouldn't the index give an indication of the relative impact something would have? I've been reducing carbs and sugars, which aligns with lower GI foods, I don't really agree that its a hoax, it's helped me sustain energy levels throughout the day better.

bad_user 8y ago
No, it wouldn't be, because that relative impact also differs from person to person. And it is more useful to just look at the carbs, sugars and fiber content. Do you know how the glycemic index came to be? They used just 10 healthy people for the experiments. It's a hoax on the same level as homeopathy.

yaronhadad 8y ago

Glycemic and insulin index are averages and should be interpreted as such. But that being said, it doesn't mean that they are not interesting. If you don't have a way to measure them yourself (=most people) then it's better to know average values than not to know anything at all...

bad_user 8y ago
It isn't true that you don't know anything at all. You simply look at the carbs and the sugars, which are required to be shown for package foods. Glucose in the bloodstream comes directly from carbs. So here are 3 simple rules: 1. if a food is high in carbs and low on fiber, then your blood glucose is going to spike 2. if it's prepackaged / processed food and high in carbs, it doesn't matter what else they claim on the package, your blood glucose is going to spike 3. if a food is low on carbs, then your blood glucose is going to stay low The reason for why the glycemic index is a hoax is because it gives a free pass to _fructose_, because fructose leads to a somewhat lower glucose circulating in the blood stream after your meal, because fructose needs to be metabolized in the liver first. However this mentality is a trap because as a mater of fact fructose is more toxic than glucose.