Thread: Gi

**TheIcon2** · 08-13-2002, 09:06 AM

Should people not only take into consideration the GI of each food but also the GI of the total meal.

For example wouldn't eating white potatos with some form of fat be nearly the same as eating a sweet potato?

**Yanick** · 08-13-2002, 09:13 AM

I'm pretty sure it would lower the overall GI, not too sure if it would be lowered THAT much.

Also you're comparison is a bit flawed, because we would never eat just a sweet potato, unless we were carbing up.

**TheIcon2** · 08-13-2002, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by Yanick
I'm pretty sure it would lower the overall GI, not too sure if it would be lowered THAT much.

Also you're comparison is a bit flawed, because we would never eat just a sweet potato, unless we were carbing up.

True. Maybe wasn't the best example. I think you understand what i mean though

**mama's boy** · 08-13-2002, 12:10 PM

Icon,

I think the GI is very overrated for the exact reasons you mentioned. Just because a food is low GI doesn't make it good FOR YOU. The same can be said for high GI foods. Not all high GI foods are bad for everyone.

The glycemic index also says nothing of how a carb is processed in your body. Some people do very well with beans, fruit, poatoes (sweet and regular), etc. Others do better with rice, oats, grains.

**w8lifter** · 08-13-2002, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by TheIcon2
Should people not only take into consideration the GI of each food but also the GI of the total meal.

For example wouldn't eating white potatos with some form of fat be nearly the same as eating a sweet potato?

Well yes, but as yannick pointed out, if you were to properly compare, sweet potato w/ fat is still going to be lower than a regular potato w/ fat.

**TheIcon2** · 08-13-2002, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by w8lifter

Well yes, but as yannick pointed out, if you were to properly compare, sweet potato w/ fat is still going to be lower than a regular potato w/ fat.

You mis understood my example. I ment if you eat

1) fat and white potato
2) sweet potato

Wouldn't adding the fat to the white potato slow the white potato down to the point it would act as if it were a low GI food.

**w8lifter** · 08-13-2002, 12:49 PM

Yes, but who knows how much? And as was pointed out, you wouldn't eat just a sweet potato, right?

**TheIcon2** · 08-13-2002, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by w8lifter
Yes, but who knows how much? And as was pointed out, you wouldn't eat just a sweet potato, right?

No I wouldn't eat just a sweet potato I was just trying to come up with an example.

**mama's boy** · 08-13-2002, 06:45 PM

Icon,

I would not pay so much attention to the glycemic index, reguardless of your goals.

I personally avoid all fruit including tomatoes, wheat and flours, milk products (lactose), some vegetables, potatoes (both sweet and regular), as well as honey and table sugar because of the way they react in my body. This includes popular "cut friendly" low GI carbs like strawberries and sweet potatoes. This is whether I'm trying to gain muscle or lose fat or both.

I have trouble with fruit (usually heartburn or something), milk and wheat make be bloated and sick, potatoes just dont sit right... not sure why. Honey is OK but usually makes me very hungry, same with table sugar.

So, I stick with rice (white or brown) and whole grains. I occasionally eat beans and then of course most vegetables work as well. This is what works for me, screw what the GI says.

I think many on this board (and many people who are into BBing) would benefit some their own experimentations.

**Yanick** · 08-13-2002, 07:17 PM

Originally posted by mama's boy
I think many on this board (and many people who are into BBing) would benefit some their own experimentations.

MB,

I completely agree with you there. There are too many people who have been asking me lately (on boards and in real life), can i eat this? How much can i eat? No one can really answer those questions for you, everybody is totally different and like you said some can lose a lot of fat with fruits others can't lose 1 cm on there waists.

EDIT:
Icon,

I do understand you're example. And i believe that you are correct. I'm just saying that it is irrelevant because in a real life situation we would never eat carbs (by your example, sweet pototoes, compared to potatoes and sour cream or something) by themselves because we know better than that, unless we are carbing up, then we want insulin as high as possible, thus the lack of fat during carb-ups. So this discussion, although interesting, is useless.

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