Product Description'Written by the team of experts at the forefront of glycemic index research, 'The New Glucose Revolution' demonstrates how and why a low-GI diet can melt away unwanted pounds and reduce the risk of serious illness. This doesn't mean eating only low-GI foods or giving up high-GI favorites; as the book explains, combining and balancing your food choices is key.'
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Rating: - Don't Waste Your Money
The authors are Glycemic Index researchers and thus have an ax to grind. I found this book to be very repetitious and in many places I felt that I was being talked down to. The Glycemic Index tables seem to be pretty worthless since different researchers get wildly different values and the results are often based on tests of no more than 5-10 people. All of the information in this book is available free on the internet. No matter what claim is made about nutrition, you can almost always find ... Read More
Rating: - Lose Weight!
After I began reading this book and a couple of chapters later, my brain felt like it weighed 10 additional pounds! Getting through all the medical definitions (to wit, I have to admit some of it went right over my head) the book actually made sense. In fact, you can eat more foods if you calculate the sugar (glucose) base rating of 100 for all the foods listed in the book. Can you believe it...you can eat pasta, peanuts and even ice cream. Moderation helps! Combining foods together...high GI and ... Read More