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Louis D - 28 Jan 2004 22:07 GMT

Since Maltitol is metabolised at the rate of 3 calories per gram in everyone
who doesn't get the runs, even if their blood sugar doesn't spike, this
seems like a very poor nutritional choice for someone on a low carb diet.
You are getting 13.5 grams of glucose in every serving <<----

IF You don't get the runs, that means your sugar doesn't;t spike? Or the
results are regarless if you get the runs or not?

My understanding are that if you get the runs that means your body did not
burned that carb and it went straight to the intestine...

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Jenny - 28 Jan 2004 23:24 GMT

Louis,

Digestion occurs in the intestine. In fact, undigested carbohydrates are
broken down by bacteria in the intestine, which is what causes the intense
gas that sugar alcohols produce.

It is possible for foods to be broken down in the small intestine and then
for whatever reason cause water to be drawn into the large intestine which
is what causes diarrhea.

I don't know the exact mechanism by which sugar alcohols cause diarrhea,
BTW, but I would not assume that they don't get digested at all simply
because they cause diarrhea.

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> Since Maltitol is metabolised at the rate of 3 calories per gram in everyone
> who doesn't get the runs, even if their blood sugar doesn't spike, this
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> My understanding are that if you get the runs that means your body did not
> burned that carb and it went straight to the intestine...

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