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Doug Lerner - 26 Mar 2004 06:59 GMT

This site

http://www.ynhh.org/online/nutrition/advisor/sugar_alcohol.html

summarizes the different kinds of sugar alcohols. But it isn't clear if all
of them affect the digestive system like sorbitol does. Are some better to
use than others?

doug

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revek - 26 Mar 2004 11:50 GMT

Doug Lerner burbled across the ether:

> This site
>
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> if all of them affect the digestive system like sorbitol does. Are
> some better to use than others?

There's no across the board answer. It's very much an individual thing
which SAs your body reacts to, and a personal decision whether you use
them or not.

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Skinny pre-diabetic-hypoglycemic - 26 Mar 2004 22:36 GMT

>This site
>
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>of them affect the digestive system like sorbitol does. Are some better to
>use than others?

Gylcerine/glycerol isn't exactly an 'alcohol sugar' like the others, in
spite of its name. I've been finding it very useful. It does have some
carbs and calories, but is very slow and in most people does not affect
the BG. (Diabetics are exception?)

Glycemic Load (ie, effect on BG level soon after eating)

18 for Honey (Canada){GR}
11 for Maltose[GR]
10 for Glucose/Dextrose/normal sugar{GR}
7 for 99% Malitol product[GR}
5 for Lactose{GR]
2 for Fructose[GR]
1 for Xylitol[GR]

0 for Glycerol/Gylcerine[M]
0 for Polydextrose[M]

Sources:
[GR] GI /GL tables in THE NEW GLUCOSE REVOLUTION, p. 319
[M] http://www.mendosa.com/netcarbs.htm

Skinny --
pre-diab hypo

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