Posted by yxibow on July 20, 2008, at 2:53:07
In reply to Re: Anyone else hear over-sensitive to sugar?, posted by blueboy on July 15, 2008, at 11:15:21
> It's like burning wood in your fireplace. Sugar/starch is like fat pine -- it burns fast and hot, but burns out quickly. Protein and fat are like oak -- it burns slow and long. Fiber is like cutting down the airflow -- it makes the wood burn slower.
These are all possible in the sugar-carbs-protein-fat-fiber dieting types debate, and also in science as for regarding diabetes, yes, a lot is known.
Ultimately, calories are calories though. 100 calories of any of the above will contribute in some form or another to your 2000 or 1500 or whatever keeps your weight steady calorie diet.
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