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4 comments:
That OSU study report is very interesting. Haven't there been studies showing that eating (real) oatmeal regularly helps lower blood cholesterol? To me it makes sense that the TYPE of carbohydrate could potentially make a big difference.
Without seeing a breakdown of what was in the controlled diet in the study, it's hard to know precisely how to relate it to individual dietary adjustments. Pretty sure, despite the sponsors of the study, OSU would not go so far as to recommend the All Steak & Eggs diet. :-)
Good question. I think the benefit from oatmeal was the fact that it has a ton of fiber, not so much that it contained any particular kind of carb. Definitely an extremely interesting study.
DK
ah, but soluble and insoluble fibers *are* types of carbohydrate.
this is one reason people who concentrate only on total carbohydrate often end up with too much sugar and starch in their diets. :-)
now that nutrition labels break out sugars, it's getting easier. but it takes some doing to really figure out with manufactured foods.
Interesting! I hear you.
DK
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