# Glycemic index and healthy eating

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glycemic-index-and-healthy-eating/658887>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 21, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glycemic-index-and-healthy-eating/658887 "2013-05-21T00:01:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glycemic-index-and-healthy-eating/658887/1 "2013-05-21T00:01:26Z")

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> **[Is the glycemic index the new key to healthy eating?](https://www.straightdope.com/21343471/is-the-glycemic-index-the-new-key-to-healthy-eating)**

A Nov. 2001 column. Any more recent research on this?

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glycemic-index-and-healthy-eating/658887/2 "2013-05-21T11:28:35Z")

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I’ll see to it that this comes to Cecil’s attention. I dunno whether he’d consider an update, I can never anticipate, but that will give it a shot.