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Weight Loss/Maintenance

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3. Simple sugars will cause spikes in blood sugar levels -

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 06:18 PM

Dec 2013

The glycemic index for chickpeas is 10 - pretty good

The glycemic index for honey is 61 - not so good

http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.htm

but my understanding is that carbohydrates are eventually broken down into sugars:

http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/carb-counting/

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How fast can you spot the error in this Facebook posting? [View all] hedgehog Dec 2013 OP

Spoiler alert - answer below: hedgehog Dec 2013 #1

Do those things count as "white sugar", though? petronius Dec 2013 #2

Simple sugars will cause spikes in blood sugar levels - hedgehog Dec 2013 #3