Periodic fasting starves cisplatin‐resistant cancers to death

Re:Periodic fasting starves cisplatin‐resistant cancers to d... by GordonS on Saturday August 04, 2018 @12:20PM (#17687414)

Sorry, but I very much doubt this - potatoes have a very high glycemic index (sometimes higher than that of straight glucose!), so you will have a blood glucose crash shortly after eating them, causing you to feel hungry.

I have reactive hypoglycemia, and potatoes are something I strongly avoid for this reason (they will cause me to hypo as soon as 30 mins after eating them).

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Re:Periodic fasting starves cisplatin‐resistant cancers to d... by cageface on Sunday August 05, 2018 @11:34AM (#17691817)

Glycemic index and insulin response are two different things. Both can be measured directly in the blood and aren't a matter of opinion or anecdote.

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Re:Periodic fasting starves cisplatin‐resistant cancers to d... by GordonS on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @10:17AM (#17706802)

I was responding to your post about satiety, not insulin response?

Eating potatoes causes your blood sugar to rise rapidly. When it falls, it invokes a feeling of hunger. Blood glucose can be measured directly in the blood, and isn't a matter of opinion or anecdote :P

I was suspicious of the results, so I just downloaded the paper that your link refers to - low and behold, it has this at the end:

"This study was supported by a competitive investigator-initiated grant from the US Potato Board"

Well, what a surprise!

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