| | So your body reacts to all that glucose by saying, "Hey, we've got too much energy floating around here!" Your body has no choice but to produce insulin, convert the excess glucose to fat, and then store it. When you're storing fat, your fat-burning mechanism shuts down. In fact, a breakfast of Corn Flakes, orange juice and white toast (only 500 calories) puts you in the insulin trap--opening fat storage and closing fat burning. It takes a long time to return to the fat-burning stage. The Full Glycemic Story |