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Whole food carbohydrates take longer to break down into simple sugars, and a part of them — the fiber — ca n’t be broken down at all, this means that whole, intact grains do n’t cause the same spikes in blood sugar that we experience when we eat simple sugars. Blood sugar spikes trigger insulin spikes, which can destabilize our blood glucose and … be the underlying cause of health problems in the long run.

Maya Adam

Found on CNN
1 year ago

President [Donald] Trump repeatedly mislabeled COVID with racist language, such rhetoric coincided with spikes in hate-based acts of violence and discrimination against people of Chinese or Asian origin across our country. This language has no place on this committee or anywhere in Congress.

Jim McGovern

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

People across this city have not been this afraid since the crime spikes in the 90s. Not only has the Mayor not delivered, but she has no plan, i, on the other hand, have a planand the track record to back it up. I was instrumental in banning ghost guns in Illinois, making us the first state in the Midwest to do so.

Kambium Buckner

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

From the COVID-19 pandemic to the ongoing addiction crisis and spikes in crime and violence, our law enforcement officials and first responders need additional support to meet our communities' needs and keep people safe, they can’t do this alone, and that is why in Congress I’ve led the fight to bring additional funding and support to our first responders and law enforcement.

Chris Pappas

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We saw huge spikes of the conversation around [ gut health ] during the start of the pandemic, it's gained steam since then.

Claire Lancaster

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Predictability of supply affects the psychology of the buyer so that they don't create unnecessary spikes in our demand.

Sridhar Tayur

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Low unemployment plus inflation generally mean consumers may need loans for additional capital to manage through unexpected spikes and expenses while earning money to pay back these loans.

David Fisher

Found on CNN
1 year ago

But two of those were wildly different in composition. You had spikes in chromium and nickel and some other elements that are only common in meteoritic material and those fragments based on our preliminary analysis... are almost certainly of cosmic origin. this example of what might be a little tiny fragment, maybe micrograms, of the colliding asteroid -- the fact that a record of that is preserved, would be mind-blowing.

Robert DePalma

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Better fuel economy is going to continue to reduce our reliance on foreign oil and protect families from future price spikes, which of course is top of mind today, as we deal with the impacts from Putin's war, even if all of the oil we use in the USA were made in the USA, the price of it is still subject to powers and dynamics outside of the USA.

Pete Buttigieg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Joe Biden is giving up and going to the beach, the president has no events today and instead is in Delaware for a holiday getaway, while omicron spikes all across the country.

Rachel Campos-Duffy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

United States're going to have areas where the vaccine rate is high, where more than 70 % of the population has received at least one dose. When United States compare that with areas where United States may have 35 % of the people vaccinated, United States clearly have a high risk of seeing these spikes in those selected areas.

Anthony Fauci

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Soluble fiber in particular may have a beneficial effect on post-meal blood sugar spikes.

Caleigh Sawicki

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Tracy Stone-Manning collaborated with eco-terrorists who had booby trapped trees with metal spikes, she mailed the threatening letter for them and she was part of the cover up. She did not cooperate with investigators until she was caught.

John Barrasso

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Post Office Sale has trees still standing that has tree spikes in them, do you have any kind of program as far as trying to root out which of those trees – they tell me some of the spikes are 150 feet off the ground.

James Risch

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

With the reopening of the economy, there will be price spikes in some economically sensitive areas. Airfares should go up due to pent up demand for travel.

Brian Henderson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Find some power hours where your energy spikes and go full force, do 20 -, 60 - or 90-minute sprints so you get a lot done and you feel better.

Kim Monaghan

Found on CNN
3 years ago

What I've expressed, then and again, just my concern that if some areas, cities, states or what have you, jump over those various checkpoints and prematurely open up without having the capability of being able to respond effectively and efficiently - my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks.

Anthony Fauci

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I'm not jumping at all. There is no sandpit for me, I have not put on jump spikes for two weeks.

Christian Taylor

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

What weve been able to do is produce the molecule thats on the surface of the coronavirus in our lab. So the surface of the virus contains these spike molecules that sort of resemble mushrooms and they use these molecules to bind to our cells and then cause the virus to enter the cells, so we really want to target these spikes to prevent their function and prevent the virus from getting into our cell.

Jason McLellan

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

My sister and I are supporting Harry Spikes for Congress because for the past 15 years Harry Spikes's worked alongside our father to meet the needs of the people of the Maryland's 7th Congressional District, harry Spikes knows this community. Our father often said of himself that he was' an ordinary man called to an extraordinary mission,' and Harry Spikes embodies that same spirit.

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I don't yet think any area will see 'spikes' because of the attacks, but it certainly could become that if Saudi Arabia production doesn't return to 90% of normal very quickly.

Patrick DeHaan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We always see spikes in sales in the days or weeks after shootings.

Steve Naremore

Found on CNN
4 years ago

After 16 years of being on the Australian team it's time to hang up the spikes, every time I want to go fast the body doesn't want to. So I don't think I could take anymore injuries and I have huge doubts for the next year for me to be able to continue at the level that I expect of myself ...

Sally Pearson

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Those markets have been exhibiting large spikes, thus, the shift from LIBOR to SOFR will compound the increased volatility in the money markets already resulting from QT.

Bill Campbell

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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