View Single Post
  #8  
Old May 13th, 2009, 05:42 PM
BBSwany BBSwany is offline
ADBB Amateur

Status: Fell off the wagon :-( | Starting up 7/11/09
Atkins Phase: Extended Induction
S/C/G Weights: 300 | 259 | 208
 
Join Date: May 07, 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 17
Blog Entries: 2
Rep Power: 0
BBSwany is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Carbs vs. NET Carbs on Induction? Confused and need help

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elizellen View Post
As msanjelpie said there are products around that use the'net carb concept' to claim lower carb counts for those products using sugar alcohols in them which can be a slippery slope for some people, but deducting only the fibre is the safe way to do it.
That's another thing I found when I was shopping the other day. What on earth is Sugar Alcohol?!? I have seen it on gum but was utterly perplexed by how many products have it. I didn't buy them because it had sugar in the title, but how do I compute sugar vs. sugar alcohols?
Reply With Quote