Banging Head On Keyboard

ARGH! IT HAPPENED AGAIN! A stupid freakin' article just showed up on my screen misusing the term "glycemic load!" In this case it was referring to soba noodles. NOOOO! Soba noodles have a low glycemic index -- 42 (actually lowish, but not dirt-low.) But a cup of them -- surely a reasonable serving, especially at a "health food" restaurant, where these were being touted on the menu -- has 43 grams of carbohydrate. 43 x .42 = 18, which is NOT A LOW GLYCEMIC LOAD!

Sheesh.

Let's get it straight, people. If it's a seriously concentrated carb, any reasonably sized portion is NOT going to have a low glycemic load, pretty much regardless of the glycemic index.

People's lives are at stake, here. Not to mention their feet and their kidneys and their eyesight. Get your !@#$%^& together.

I apologize for this outburst. It just REALLY PISSES ME OFF when people misuse the term "glycemic load" to excuse a diet just crammed with carbohydrates.