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Researchers were stunned to see the difference in people’s metabolic responses to the exact same foods. For instance, some people’s blood sugar rose higher after eating sushi than it did after eating ice cream. And for one middle-aged woman, the act of eating tomatoes — which she thought were part of a healthy diet — actually caused her blood sugar to rise significantly.

I have no idea what these researchers research but it can’t be blood sugar. The very first thing a diabetician tells you is to avoid white rice completely and be very careful with tomatoes. “Healthy” and “good for keeping blood sugar low” are entirely different things. Between an apple and a chunk of cheese or a banana and a steak, a diabetic has to choose the latter, no matter what the popular wisdom holds as “healthy.”

A fruit salad with a glass of orange juice might be healthy for many people but for a diabetic they are only marginally better than cyanide.