Not surprised at this.

It is the insulin response and ultimately, resistance, responsible in large part for our obesity problem.That coupled with the huge amounts of sugary, processed carbohydrates, the wrong fats and oils...over consumption in general...and way too little exercise.

It is not a 'consumption of lots of fat' problem....since everything now appears to be low fat...except the population.

see www.mercola.com for sensible evaluation of the situation, backed by sound scientific reasoning and research.

It is necessary to specify who is being targetted by the diet because not everyone has similar biology. The most significant mistake that anyone can make is to assume that we have similar biology. This is recognised by the drug companies when selecting people for drug trials.

When someone is young they require greater proportion of their diet in the form of energy because they are designed to use large amounts of energy in their youth. Over time the energy requirements decline but are replaced with the need for brain food which is supplied as protein. For some this is as fish or as meat or as other forms of protein.

To state a low GI diet is of course a sign of a balanced diet which cannot help but be more suitable than a high GI diet.  Perhaps a more appropriate description is of 'slow-release food' rather than a low GI diet.  It is the fast release of carbs which is so damaging to the pancreas.

Another factor which is often overlooked is that those who become large also have swollen organs. When they diet they often put the weight back on because their organs are larger and they are demanding larger amounts of food. For any diet to succeed the person must ensure that they give their body time to adjust to their new weight.

Finally it takes oxygen and muscle to burn energy.  For many overweight people they are unable to increase their oxygen use and muscles. For them to lose weight they can only do so by starvation or by finding ways to artificially increase their metabolic rate.

Graham

With ref to fatty food, most of us don't know enough and is unable to distinguish the good type of fat from the bad ones, + that reading labels can be quite a "confusing" experience.

Yes, okay, but aren't carbs addictive? I can cut from my diet all grain based food and, indeed, have stopped taking carbs for a short spell but suffered from chronic constitpation, skin rashes, foul odour from breath and urine, but did lose weight rapidly. I found that by taking some carbs daily, usually a little chocolate, that I feel great and no longer suffer from such symptoms although have gained about a stone in weight but slowly. As far as I can determine our teeth would indicate that we are omnivorous (possibly for survival reasons) while our stomachs are decidely carnivorous. Possessing omnivorous teeth may indicate that our bodies can cope (indeed, do cope) with carbs but what about that sticky mololcule sugar; does our system cope well with this and if we avoid sugary items we are left with so little variety that the boredon drives us back to the toast and butter, and etc so here we go around the mulberry bush! I do accept that the low GI is beneficial but only when accompanied by high saturated fats; it is this that seems to make one feel really well and maintains high energy levels and provides that constant 'feel good' factor and no constipation!

Per Jennings' comment, we must not forget that many whole grains are in fact low- glycaemic foods.  I too turn to our evolutionary roots for clues as to our optimal diet.  Our bodies are "designed" to run optimally on a diet of our hunter-gatherer ancestors.  This diet was essentially low glycemic for most early humans.  It seems natural to emmulate this diet for our modern-day lifestyles.

Clarke

If it runs, swims, flies, or grows....it may well be good to eat.

If it has a list of ingredients, or been 'processed'....it probably isn't.

The official WHO dietry advice states that "each meal should be based on starchy carbohydrates"....at least a third of our food intake.

This advice is dangerous to your health and will lead to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, cancers, etc. via the insulin/leptin responses

..............Think and eat like a caveman/woman...............currently termed as, 'The Paleolithic Diet'