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by aucisson_masque 397 days ago
> if an individual eats the same meal on two occasions but starts with the vegetables on one occasion but not the other, this may lead to different glucose responses to the same meal within the same individual.

> Other behavioral and individual factors are known to influence CGM responses.[22][6] Postmeal physical activity — even as minor as leg fidgeting[23] and walking for a few minutes every hour — reduces postmeal glucose responses.[24] Sleep quality has also been associated with changes in postmeal CGM glucose responses.[25] Emerging studies are also uncovering the relationship between an individual’s gut microbiome and their postmeal glycemic responses.[26][27][28]

So basically it's the impact of the parasympathetic/sympathetic nervous system and the order of food ingestion that could induce different glucose response.

It's interesting because I assumed that beside the nervous system, whatever order we eat our food, it all mixes in the stomach and then start to process. Negating the importance of order but studies implies it does.

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It is interesting, but it has been long well "known" that if you eat the more fibrous foods first this effectively slows the digestion of what comes next.