Researchers have made a key insight in the science of dieting, discovering that the bodies of different people can respond differently to the exact same meal… even an apparently healthy one.
“There are profound differences between individuals,” the lead scientist said. “In some cases, individuals have opposite responses to one another.”
What that means is a diet that works for one person might be ineffective for another, and the future of dieting could lie in meal plans created specifically for individuals.
Researchers monitored 800 volunteers for a week and surveyed nearly 47,000 meals with a focus on the glycemic index, which ranks foods based on how they affect blood sugar. Doctors and nutritionists have long used the index to recommend diets, believing it to be a constant for everyone. Instead, the study found that the glucose levels of volunteers responded differently to the exact same foods, independent of age or BMI.
What type of diets have you gone on? Have any of them worked for you?Â
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