Whole Health Source is a goldmine. Here's the best of many nuggests from this post on studies baselining insulin levels:
"We also have data from a controlled trial in healthy urban people eating a "paleolithic"-type diet. On a paleolithic diet designed to maintain body weight (calorie intake had to be increased substantially to prevent fat loss during the diet), fasting insulin dropped from an average of 7.2 to 2.9 uIU/mL in just 10 days. The variation in insulin level between individuals decreased 9-fold, and by the end, all participants were close to the average value of 2.9 uIU/mL. This shows that high fasting insulin is correctable in people who haven't yet been permanently damaged by the industrial diet and lifestyle. The study included men and women of European, African and Asian descent (7)."
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/search/label/Kitava
For more on the significance of this number, take a look here: http://fireofthegodsfitness.blogspot.com/2010/03/tubs-of-taubes.html
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