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Fibre supplements and Atkins

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Stephen Gilman - 07 Mar 2005 17:07 GMT
If I pop a few Metamucil capsules when I have a sandwich or something,
can I count the fibre in the capsules against the carbs in the bread?
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Ignoramus26383 - 07 Mar 2005 17:18 GMT
> If I pop a few Metamucil capsules when I have a sandwich or something,
> can I count the fibre in the capsules against the carbs in the bread?

no. That would be double counting. In the US, the carb count on a
package includes fiber, so you subtract the fiber to find out how may
digestible carbs you would eat.

Adding a fiber capsule to a piece of bread would increase both the
carb count (calculated as digestible carbs plus fiber) and fiber
count, so, the digestible fiber would not change.

If you think about it, adding some cellulose capsule to bread does not
change how much bread you eat.

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Patricia  Heil - 08 Mar 2005 01:21 GMT
> If I pop a few Metamucil capsules when I have a sandwich or something,
> can I count the fibre in the capsules against the carbs in the bread?
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> Steve

You should be getting your fiber from food. Any eating program that admits
you will have to spend extra money on supplements to get the nutrients you
need is a failure from the get-go IMHO.
 
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