Waxy maize not all it's cracked up to be....

[Crankin'steiN]

Read this and wanted to bring it here for everyone since I know it is a very popular choice these days!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/waxy_maize_starch_myth.htm

[Ritch]

I also heard this topic on MD. Gotta agree, it`s not what it`s cracked up to be.

[#8]

wow. lol. good thing i still only pay $1 per lb of dextrose instead of $10+ per lb of waxy maize lol. such a joke.

[JonnyO]

WMS works well for me so I wont stop using it.

[jsv22]

i remember when this stuff came out, the claims were nuts...
people claiming it gets absorbed quicker then simple sugars LOL
i still think it's a good alternative for people who dont do well with dextrose or maltodextrins...or maybe for people dieting to avoid a huge insulin/glucose flux?

-jsv

[O-Train]

i remember when this stuff came out, the claims were nuts...
people claiming it gets absorbed quicker then simple sugars LOL
i still think it's a good alternative for people who dont do well with dextrose or maltodextrins...or maybe for people dieting to avoid a huge insulin/glucose flux?

-jsv

Actually it has a higher GI than dextrose/maltodextrin. Bigger insulin response.

Edit: Just noticed the article goes against everything I've read on the subject. Which is kind of weird because all of my research was done on PubMed. I don't use it so I don't really care, maybe look more into it later.

[jsv22]

Actually it has a higher GI than dextrose/maltodextrin. Bigger insulin response.

Edit: Just noticed the article goes against everything I've read on the subject. Which is kind of weird because all of my research was done on PubMed. I don't use it so I don't really care, maybe look more into it later.

ya that's what i thought too. again i haven't looked into this any further then the article but as he states,

"Perhaps the worst part is that these studies not only used Vitargo, they did not derive it from waxy maize! That's right, the commonly cited WMS data actually used a carbohydrate extracted from potato starch (7, 9). As if to add a final comical exclamation point, the potato starch itself wasn't even the waxy variety."

-jsv

[faller]

Interesting,,, never used it but it was on my "to try list"..

[ironwill]

I like it.....but who knows what is doing what for me lately...lol...

[Nodscene]

Excellent article, thanks for posting.

There should be a sticky thread for these kinds of articles. Would be a fantastic resource.

[champcar99]

**** I just bought some today..lol..