SC - Spanish-English-Latin Plant Glossary

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

Agreed...However "normal"persons(those without hypoglycemia [low blood 
sugar]) who have not eaten  enough to supply their bodies with the glucose 
they need would benefit from a carbo fix.

The carbos are easily digested, and enter the blood stream fairly steadily, 
instead of in a "sugar rush"

  On the other hand those with hypoglycemia, need  protean and complex 
carbs, as these enter the blood more slowly, and at a steady rate, which 
tends to not raise the insulin level much.

  It is more a balancing act with hypoglycemics, as it is with Diabetics, 
not so easily fixed with carbos or sugar.

Jerky, would be a good snack for a hypoglycemic, but eaten at intervals 
during the day, instead as a quick fix.


>From: "James F. Johnson" <seumas at mind.net>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: SC - jerky documentation?
>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 18:25:15 -0700
>
>
>
>pat fee wrote:
> >
> >   Pure glucos causes an almost instant insulin reaction.  That is a 
>release
> > of an over abundant supply for the amount of glucos, present in the
> > bloodstream of persons who suffer from low blood sugar.  Hence, the 
>protein
> > and carbs+ glucos that jerky offers.
>
>My apologies for my tenacious bluntness, but if low blood sugar is a
>condition you wish to alleviate, jerky offers only a little help. It has
>far more protein (around 25%) than carbs or fat. It has barely more than
>1% carbohydrates, hardly the choice to raise blood sugar more than
>slightly. Protein is used for _building_ body tissue, not fuelling the
>body. It is of great use after substantial physical activity, to help
>the body rebuild itself. Fat does offer more in the way of energy, but
>is best suited for long sustained activity, not recovering from low
>blood sugar. And jerky/dried beef as only about 3% fat.
>
>Seumas
>--
>Roi ne suis prince, ni duc, ni comte aussi; je suis sire de
>Bruyerecourt.
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