If I eat something with SA carbs, I count them.  It's the best possible way
to avoid getting stalled out since it is not generally known for sure
whether those types of carbs really act like carbs in the body (the claim is
that for some they do and for others they don't).  I don't like guessing
about weight loss.

Sugar alcohols are carbs, with calories etc. They are not counted
towards "net carbs" because "net carbs" has no legal meaning and
manufacturers of junk food can get away with this fraudulent
calculation.

Remember, low carb labeled junk food is still junk food.

i

If I remember correctly, Dr. Atkins said not to count sugar alcohols because
they do not provoke an insulin response in your body.  You do have the book,
right?

Pat in TX

If you head on over to Google Groups and search the ASDLC archives for
"sugar alcohols," you will find the answer to your question and more -
much more.  Sugar alcohols are a topic that is discussed at length
here quite frequently.

carla

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/products.htm discusses the whole
"net carb" and sugar alcohol scam in some detail with pointers to scientific
write ups about how various sugar alcohols metabolize.

Short version:.  Maltitol is mostly sugar. Glycerin can be mostly sugar,
Lacitol is about half sugar, and Erythritol close to none.

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hba1c 5.2.
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