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note that sugar != blood sugar. For example carbs include fiber, which can stabilize blood sugar. fat can also help. I listened to the audiobook for "the glu
by m463 2y ago
note that sugar != blood sugar.
For example carbs include fiber, which can stabilize blood sugar. fat can also help.
I listened to the audiobook for "the glucose revolution" and it was pretty educational. glucose spikes are what you want to prevent.
- cyberpunk 2y agoDoesn't white rice cause significant glucose spikes though? A huge chunk of the planet eats it in significant portions... ?
- meiraleal 2y agoThe chunk that is famous for skinny-fat people and high Diabetes Type 2.
- bdcravens 2y agoYes. I'm diabetic and eating a relatively meal with rice in it (think sushi) absolutely spikes my blood sugar (it's not uncommon for filling sushi meal to have as many carbs as 4 or 5 candy bars) I'm speaking only to carb content; the discussion of whether it's healthy on a holistic basic is a much larger conversation.
- darkwater 2y agoBut sushi rice is usually prepared with extra sugar, it's not plain rice.
- spacebanana7 2y agoDepending on the type of white rice, yes. However eating rice with high fat/protein foods can reduce the sharpness of the spike. And rice is rarely eaten alone.
- fredrikholm 2y agoIn an otherwise healthy adult, no. In diabetics, maybe. Your body adjusts its insulin production to match the food you're digesting. Diabetics need to calibrate this manually, which is error prone as there's more variables than just what you ate (stress, sleep, hormone cycles, prior meals...). The problematic aspect of foods with large amounts of easily digested carbohydrates is that the immediate demands for insulin are higher which might pose a problem in diabetics (unless they are treating hypoglycemia, in which its desired).
- officialchicken 2y ago> In diabetics, maybe. Sushi rice causes me (type-1) to spike. Other kinds of rice (jasmine, pilaf, etc) behave more like normal carbohydrates.
- maccard 2y agoThe first recipe[0] I found has 4g of added sugar per serving of rice, fwiw. That's probably why. [0] https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/99211/perfect-sushi-rice/ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/99211/perfect-sushi-rice/
- whizzter 2y agoNot surprising since iirc you wash away parts of the normal starch and then add sugar as a binder.
- maxerickson 2y agoYour body produces insulin exactly to stimulate absorption of the increased glucose. Your blood sugar won't stay high if you are healthy, but there is certainly sugar digested from the rice entering the bloodstream.
- pas 2y agoportions matter and of course as industrialization, relative food abundance, and sugar sweetened drinks proliferated all over the world obesity did (and does) too
- FooBarWidget 2y agoI wonder: if you eat carbs or suger in smaller portions but more often throughout the day, can you "flatten the curve" this way and reduce the spikes. Is this good for you?
- sabbaticaldev 2y agoNope, it is impossible to flatten the curve of insulin spike and that is actually quite damaging, you will be releasing insulin the whole day, the hormone that signals energy storing mode which also makes it more difficult to burn it
- FooBarWidget 2y agoThen how is eating low-glycemic index food different from eating high-glycemic index food slowly/in a spread out manner?
- sabbaticaldev 2y agothey aren’t that different in the end, just a measure of digestion
- FooBarWidget 2y agoI asked Claude what's going on, and she said that the main difference lies in the fact that low-GI food naturally contains fiber and other stuff that slow digestion, and that merely spreading out the consumption of high-GI food cannot replicate the same effect.
- rickyc091 2y agoIt would be eating smaller portions and less throughout the day. It'll spike anytime you have a meal, however, any five minute activity that cause sweat will significantly drop your blood glucose levels. Eating fiber, then protein, followed by carbs will flatten and slow down the curve.
- snvzz 2y ago