Thanks for explaining all that Spang. Very interesting. I was actually hoping you would debunk the stuff I read, and you did.

The queries I mentioned above came from this website: http://www.foodcombiningtips.com (read the "New Articles" section on the bottom on the page for it's criticisms of the Suzanne Somers & Montignac diets.)

Actually all this GI stuff makes a lot of sense to me and I want it to work real bad! That's why I'm asking a lot of questions and trying to sort out "seeming" contradictions, which once you read up on it and understand how it works a lot better, aren't really contradictions at all.

I suppose it's good to follow the guidelines as close to the letter as possible, but at the same time realise we all have different bodies so there will be room for slight modifications/restrictions to certain foods when we need to.

Thanks again Spang - you're a wealth of information on this subject.