If I happen to eat carbs without protein for some reason is it better to eat a little fat, too, or is that even worse???
A little fat with carbs WILL slow the uptake of carbs and therefor control insulin better. But if you eat more than 9 grams of carb, you will probably still produce an insulin spike no matter what you do. If you can eat a little protein as soon as possible (within 15 minutes) you might mitigate the spike some. Sears is now saying that you should try to eat the protein part of a meal FIRST before the carb as this will have a very strong control on insulin. My newest take on the diet is that it is actually like two diets in one. One part of the diet is the zone effect: proper ratios of carb to protein keeps your insulin in check, providing a health benefit of controlling HDL, heart disease, inflammation and pain. Keeping the insulin low and steady is the primary goal of the diet plan. Low insulin means also that your fat cells may convert stored fat into energy to run the body, but if you eat too much dietary fat, you will have enough from your food that your fat cell will not have to re
