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All Calories are NOT Created Equal

tobielauren
tobielauren Posts: 184 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey all...I saw this on the news...All calories are not created equally

http://childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site3080/Documents/LudwigLowGlycemicStudyOverview.pdf

entire article: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1199154

Basically it states that with three different diets of very low carb, low fat, and low glycemic index, it matters WHAT you eat as well as how much.

LOW-GLYCEMIC DIET
Helps stabilize blood sugar and metabolism
Shows bene!cial impacts
on stress and in"ammation
Wards off hunger
May promote well-being, mental and
physical performance
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