Low-glycemic diet is a benefit

Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 14:07 in Health & Medicine

I found your Sept. 29 article on low-glycemic diets ["Just What's Behind That 'Low-Glycemic' Label?"] to be accurate and fair until the last two paragraphs. According to the most popular literature, a low-glycemic diet is not intended for weight loss. It is solely to help control blood sugar and cholesterol. Indeed, some of the recommended foods are high in calories, but low on the glycemic index.

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