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"On the rebound from low-carb? Looking for a better way? New research
out of Harvard Medical School suggests that you may be able to have
your carbs and eat them too—as long as they’re the right
kind of carbs. The study, done in animals, gave two groups of rats
the same high-carb diets (almost 70% of calories), but one group
was given a diet of low glycemic index (GI) foods that included
whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans that released sugar
slowly into the blood. The other group was given a diet of high
GI foods that included white bread, refined breakfast cereals and
concentrated sugars that caused blood levels of sugar and insulin
to rise quickly. After 18 weeks, the high GI group had 71% more
body fat than the low GI group. The carbohydrate bottom line? The
amount of carbs you put on your plate may not be as important as
the type. The Harvard researchers are now recruiting volunteers
to see if the findings hold true for us humans. We suspect they
do.
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