Study Suggests "Glycemic Index" Diet
(Chicago, AP, 11/23/04)

Dr. David Ludwig, director of an obesity program at Boston's Children's Hospital, and team, studied 39 overweight adults who were paid $1,500 to eat hospital-prepared diets of 1,500 calories per day for about 10 weeks. Twenty-two of the subjects ate low glycemic foods—like traditional oatmeal as opposed to sugared cereal—which do not trigger sharp blood sugar spikes. The rest were given a low fat regimen. Both groups averaged a 20-pound weight loss per person, but C-reactive protein levels fell more dramatically for low glycemic eaters and they experienced a decrease in triglyceride levels versus. an increase for low-fat subjects. In addition, even though the metabolism slowed down for both groups as is typical when dieting, low glycemic eaters burned more calories while resting than their peers and they experienced fewer hunger pangs, which would make sticking with the regimen easier.

(Journal of the American Medical Association, November 2004)