I now have a copy of Dr Leeds "The Glucose Revolution". Now I'm not about to ditch my low carb diet. Sure, the Glucose Revolution makes wild claims, for example, it says that sugar doesn't cause diabetes. And it lists some sources, but unlike Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution, sources are not referenced in the text. So I would take any claims that Glucose Revolution makes that directly contradict Atkins with a bit of a pinch of salt.

That said, a low-carbohydrate isn't a no-carbohydrate diet. I seem to have seen some good reasons to believe that there are several other things beside carbs alone that contribute to insulin resistance (such as chromium deficiency, magnesium deficiency and nicotine), so the idea that GI makes a difference sounds plausible to me too. And this doesn't seem to be a million miles away from the Protein Power idea of deducting fibre from carbs, it generally seems that the kind of fruits, vegetables and nuts that Protein Power suggest you can eat now and then also tend to be listed as low GI foods in Glucose Revolution.

Anyone know any more about this subject? In particular, does anyone know if there are more comprehensive GI factor listings for vegetables and branded products anywhere? Thanks.

This is one of the most comprehensive G.I. Lists around. Keep in mind that only so many foods were 'tested' so there is no 'every food under the sun' list available.

G.I. List at Mendosa.com

As for the Eades and Protien Power - this is what they have to say in their online FAQ about the G.I. value of foods :



HTH
Nat

Thanks. Hate to have to point it out, but what eades says about how GI is worked out isn't what glucose revolution says - it says that 50 grams of glucose is compared to 250 grams of potatoes, because a potato is 20% carbohydrate.

But hey, I think I've been reading too much into the idea of GI as it is. Thanks for the info though.