On Nov 15, 4:30*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Nov 15, 5:12*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
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> > Americans have been eating white flour goods since World War I, but
> > the epidemic of diabetes is happening only now. Why the 90 year time
> > lag? People eat less bread than they ever did -- my skinny great uncle
> > was remarkable in our family for eating two slices of white bread at
> > every meal. He is the longest lived of the siblings at 94 this year.
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> Americans also eat more calories these days, and the higher the
> glycemic index a meal is, the more it leads to obesity.

The increase in calories over the past 30 some years is split equally
between fats and oils and grains. Buttering your bread will lower the
glycemic index of your snack.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/N...onsumption.htm

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> > Don't confuse cause and effect. Just because diabetics should avoid
> > white flour does not mean that white flour causes diabetes.
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> Obesity and high glycemic foods do lead to diabetes. *White flour is
> higher GI than whole wheat. *Potatoes are about the worst. *Eating as
> if one already has type II diabetes reduces the likelihood of
> developing the disease, and also reduces the chance of becoming
> obese.

We ate tons of bread and potatoes back before we all adopted a
sedentary lifestyle.