In the Archives of Internal Medicine, July 24, 2006, a new studies adds to the validation that a low glycemic index diet is effective in loosing weight. While some people mistakenly think low glycemic eating is about comparing the glycemic index of a carrot and a piece of broccoli, the real point should be the recognition of the HUGE difference between something made from white flour, rice, sugar, etc., and any piece of whole food. No carbs are not bad and anyone who tells you they are is hiding the truth, or doesn’t know enough to give you the big picture. What is bad is the gluttony of processed foods we are stuffing out bodies with these days. A piece of cake or candy should be ok once in a while, but today most Americans seem to think once in a while means only twice a day!

Growing up in a family that was uninterested in dessert, but was by no means “health conscious,” I do not find it difficult to skip that giant piece of cake on the menu. Yes, it does look good, but I have no need to eat it so I just don’t. Tada! Yes, it’s just that simple.

I did have a weakness for chips for a while. Salty and crunchy is something I really enjoy. All of the sodium, processed flour and preservative chemicals is something I don’t enjoy though so I just decided one day that I was no longer a person who enjoyed that sort of thing. Within a couple of weeks, I could notice a difference in my own feeling of health.