Yes I count most (by GI) flour as equivalent to sugar [1]. As for keeping high GI carbs under 10%, I have insufficient information. To keep all carbs under 10% would be ketogenic, which while not specifically recommended (unless trying to lose weight), has shown interesting results in the literature [2].
It wouldn’t make sense to change one half of the system without the other. If you don’t think it is worth distinguishing sugar from other things with a high glycemic index, you should probably then have a higher limit for this combined category. I don’t think it generally makes sense to put kids on a ketogenic diet for no reason.
Additionally, aren’t there reasons other than glycemic index to avoid sugar?
The source makes explicit reference to refined starches:
c All foods are assumed to be in nutrient-dense forms; lean or low-fat and prepared with minimal added sugars; refined starches, saturated fat, or
sodium
Though to be clear, I do not endorse the ‘system’ as proposed. I do not believe that it adequately reflects nuance in health effects of food consumption, nor do I believe it accurately represents modern food health science (where are their sources?).
For example, the hard-line stance against saturated fats is questionable [1] [2] [3]. Not explicitly mentioning glycemic index is another obvious failure, for which I assume ‘added sugar’ is a proxy.
There are gut-microbiome differences across carbohydrates with similar GI [4], but I do not have enough information to recommend one sugar over another.
Yes I count most (by GI) flour as equivalent to sugar [1]. As for keeping high GI carbs under 10%, I have insufficient information. To keep all carbs under 10% would be ketogenic, which while not specifically recommended (unless trying to lose weight), has shown interesting results in the literature [2].
It wouldn’t make sense to change one half of the system without the other. If you don’t think it is worth distinguishing sugar from other things with a high glycemic index, you should probably then have a higher limit for this combined category. I don’t think it generally makes sense to put kids on a ketogenic diet for no reason.
Additionally, aren’t there reasons other than glycemic index to avoid sugar?
The source makes explicit reference to refined starches:
Though to be clear, I do not endorse the ‘system’ as proposed. I do not believe that it adequately reflects nuance in health effects of food consumption, nor do I believe it accurately represents modern food health science (where are their sources?).
For example, the hard-line stance against saturated fats is questionable [1] [2] [3]. Not explicitly mentioning glycemic index is another obvious failure, for which I assume ‘added sugar’ is a proxy.
There are gut-microbiome differences across carbohydrates with similar GI [4], but I do not have enough information to recommend one sugar over another.