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Re: How to Lose 100 Pounds

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Post by gte910h » Mon, Jul 09, 2012, 10:13 PM UTC

jamesgolick wrote: post #9

gte910h wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a lot easier for some people to avoid what they think are everything processed than some processed things. In reality, they're surely still eating processed things, but they THINK they aren't, and placebo is all it takes sometimes.

Actually, the reason is that aspartame has a high glycemic index, so your body reacts to it roughly the same way it reacts to sugar. http://www.glycemicindex.com/

That is not true, it was a truefact that squirted around health junkies that wasn't backed up by a consensus of the science.

Re: How to Lose 100 Pounds

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Post by cpeterso » Mon, Jul 09, 2012, 10:27 PM UTC

James, what challenges (psychological or physiological) did you experience when you started eating meat again? As a vegetarian of 13 years, I have trouble finding low-carb options but I don't think I could eat meat again.

Re: How to Lose 100 Pounds

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Post by crymer11 » Mon, Jul 09, 2012, 11:06 PM UTC

gte910h wrote: post #11

jamesgolick wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, the reason is that aspartame has a high glycemic index, so your body reacts to it roughly the same way it reacts to sugar. http://www.glycemicindex.com/

That is not true, it was a truefact that squirted around health junkies that wasn't backed up by a consensus of the science.

Any sources?

FWIW, I found practically no information regarding aspartame on the University of Sydney site, but I did come across an article that basically said stevia and aspartame both work, but stevia was was significantly better at lowering blood glucose levels.

Sidenote: As someone who loves beer dearly, but also tries to limit his intake of foods with a high glycemic index, I was pleased to read an article [2] linked by the University of Sydney [3] about how beer has too low of a glycemic index to measure (still has plenty of calories, though).

[1] http://www.glycemicindex.com/

[2] http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&S...

[3] http://www.glycemicindex.com/faqsList.php#10

Re: How to Lose 100 Pounds

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Post by gte910h » Tue, Jul 10, 2012, 12:24 AM UTC

crymer11 wrote: post #13

gte910h wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is not true, it was a truefact that squirted around health junkies that wasn't backed up by a consensus of the science.

Any sources? FWIW, I found practically no information regarding aspartame on the University of Sydney site, but I did come across an article that basically said stevia and aspartame both work, but stevia was was significantly better at lowering blood glucose levels. Sidenote: As someone who loves beer dearly, but also tries to limit his intake of foods with a high glycemic index, I was pleased to read an article [2]…

When looking I found this article which pointed at TONS of studies:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/artificial-sweeteners-insulin...