Muck, the carb count in spinach is very low. Carrots high. Sugar is sugar, your body cannot tell the difference. Its all about quantity per serving. ALL fruits are high. Many veggies are low, such as asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, etc.. Nobody said to eliminate veggies, especially Atkins. But fruit is a sugar luxury, certainly NOT necessary to sustaining good health. The rate that you metabolize the sugars found in different foods is due to what those sugars are contained in. But know that your body WILL metabolize those sugars. The lower your total gram intake is of sugar, in ANY form, the healthier you will be. Some sugar IS necessary for your body to function properly. Its the intersection of that necessary sugar and weight gain that is important. On one side of that intersection is health, the other side....not so much. YMMV.
