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2004-04-09 02:32:53 AM
Anyone know the benefits of glycerin? I got some today as a
sweetener
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On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:32:53 GMT, anonymous@coolgroups.com posted:
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anonymous@coolgroups.com writes:
other food does, so it's not useful for weight control. It is often
used in foods to give them a smooth or persistently moist texture, but
there really isn't anything special about it.
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med nutrition
Physiological impacts of diet

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:32:53 GMT, anonymous@coolgroups.com wrote:
[[ www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html
By Jurriaan Plesman BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
/re 'withdrawal' from sugar/
these unpleasant feelings can be alleviated, by taking a tablespoon of
glycerine mixed in milk or diluted natural fruit juice or better still in a
glass of water three times a day. When glycerine is metabolised into
"energy" in the liver, it by-passes glucose, and is therefore not
recognized by the pancreas as sugar. ]]
For me it seems to give some 'mental energy' like from sugar but gentler
and slower. I don't feel a 'spike' or 'crash' with it. I took it for a
nwhile but now don't want it or any other sweetener. (I've just begun
trying Glutamine and Carnitine instead - also cinnamon capsules.)
Glycerine/glycerol does have carbs and calories but I think not as many as
sugar.
If you try it I'd like to know what results you get.
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Skinny
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anon writes:
carbohydrates, what's the point?
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I hope some of the experts here will correct me, but the impression I'm
getting is that glycerol/glycerine does not require insulin to break it
down (thus not triggering production of insulin) and can nourish the brain
cells without requiring insulin to let it in (thus bypassing insulin
resistance).
What happens if someone takes more glycerol than the body needs at the
moment, I don't know. It does have carbs and calories, tho I think not as
many as sucrose. I've been using little and phasing it out, as I don't
really understand it, and don't want to somehow build up resistance to it.
I've been saving it for when I really need a quick lift.
On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 10:55:45 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:
body can convert things back and forth to different substances at various
stages in different people. Some people think glycerol/glycerine is handled
differently depending on whether liver storage is full, whether the person
is in ketosis, etc. I've heard it may throw some people out of ketosis. For
people like me, who are not doing ketosis, it can be helpful in keeping the
BG from bouncing.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html
the point was to help people get past the "withdrawal symptoms" of giving
up sugar and simple starches. Then they can easily phase out the glycerol,
and go on to low carb happily.
For me, being concerned with mental performance and BG regulation instead
of with weight loss, the point is that it does not spike the BG. It has a
GL of 0.
This addresses it somewhat. Scroll down past the discussion of the other
-ol products, as 'glycerol/glycerine' seems to be a bit different, in spite
of also ending in -ol.
www.mendosa.com/netcarbs.htm
Skinny
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Skinny writes:
effect on insulin and blood glucose equilibrium as eating sugar would
have. Metabolism of glycerol is a bit slower than that of pure sugar,
but that's all.
fat and your body is used to dealing with it, even though it's unusual
for it to receive glycerol directly from the outside world.
glucose. It's the rise in blood glucose that gives you the "lift."
glycerol is anywhere in that chain or not, but the net result is the
same.
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Maybe it's different in different situations for different people. My cite
is toward the end of the article at the Mendosa url in my previous post,
www.mendosa.com/netcarbs.htm
and also at
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html
By Jurriaan Plesman BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
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, these unpleasant feelings can be alleviated, by taking a tablespoon of
glycerine mixed in milk or diluted natural fruit juice or better still in a
glass of water three times a day. When glycerine is metabolised into
"energy" in the liver, it by-passes glucose, and is therefore not
recognized by the pancreas as sugar.
Do you have cites for your view?
Skinny
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:35:29 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: