Drs. Eades / Gary Taubes on glycemic load

[Songwriter]

I have been so busy this year, I haven't kept us near as much as I did previously. Have the Eades made any statements about how they view the glycemic load theory? Seems I recall they didn't think much of it. Do they pretty much feel that a carb is a carb is a carb?

Same goes for Taubes, what is his position?

Yes, I have their books but it's been awhile. I'm perusing them again now.

[Mitra]

I'm not sure about Taubes. The Eadeses have said that there are so many factors that will change the glycemic load of a food (like how it's cooked, whether you eat it alone or with other things...) that it's just too complicated to be useful, and you're better off just counting carbs - it's much simpler, and you know you won't overdo it.

[maxlharris]

Net Carbs is also a pretty good proxy for GL, anyway. So, Why bother with GL.