RE: Pineapple

[Guest guest]

Ann -

Pineapple is one of the fruits known to trigger reactive hypoglycemia in most

people (watermelon and raisins are others in this category). For some reason,

the concentration of sugars in these fruits causes most sugar-sensitive people

to react as if several tablespoons of pure table sugar were consumed, thereby

causing cravings and eventual stalls or even weight gain..

For me, red grapes and clementines, although allowed, also trigger a bad

response (cravings, etc)...but apples, green grapes and navel oranges are fine.

It's really an individual thing. If you can have some pineapple and it doesn't

trigger cravings and stall your weight loss, then by all means enjoy some once

in awhile.

This is the beauty of the Beach. It requires some definite homework on our

part, but it really becomes something you can totally customize for YOU.

Hope this helps,

Nikki

vidadog@... wrote:

Does anyone know why pineapple is disallowed? I've checked my nutrition

reference and find little difference between pineapple and some other fruits.

Ann

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone know why pineapple is disallowed? I've checked

> my nutrition reference and find little difference between

> pineapple and some other fruits.

Well, remember that the SBD is primarily a low GI (Glycemic Index) diet.

Looking at some ballparks for GI on some fruits....

Pineapple ----------- 66

Apple --------------- 40

Pear ---------------- 35-40

Mango --------------- 51

Grapefruit ---------- 25

Orange -------------- 48

Grapes -------------- 43-59

Banana (Ripe) ------- 51

Banana (Underripe) -- 42

(Interesting thing that a slightly underripened banana has a GI roughly

equivalent to some apples and pears)

SO, it would appear that pineapples tend to have a much higher GI than

several other, common fruits. The higher the GI, the more readily it is

digested and the quicker the bump to blood glucose levels thereby setting

into gear the evil reactive hypoglycemia.

HTH....