[Satadru]

Actually, the problem is not really carbs but food that are high on the glycemic index. For example, vegetables, fruits and fiber-rich carbohydrates, in other words complex carbs, are not bad. Fructose rich carbs, on the other hand, are the real culprit. Having said that, I would rather prefer a protein rich diet like fish, healthy red meat, poultry, kidney beans and

[EggsAckley]

EggsAckley!!

I learned about this from Adele Davis' books back in the 70s. I started having low blood sugar, and couldn't function till I got on her program. Think I'm gonna go back on it again soon. It's not only good for weight loss, but also contributes to just well-being and feeling good.

[najida]

Good post and on the money!

[SauronOfMordor]

Actually, the problem is not really carbs but food that are high on the glycemic index.

For the past couple of years, I've been having to manage my hypoglycemic daughter's blood sugar level. What works is a diet high in meat and low in refined flour and sugar. The reason it works is that meat and cheese digest slowly, resulting in a more gradual insertion of glucose into the bloodstream. Eating a diet full of refined carbs would give her a glucose spike, followed by a crash, with all sorts of resulting behavior problems (which the idiots at the public school wanted to handle thru Ritalin)