carb blockers?

[nt2b4gtn]

has anyone used the carb blocking pills with any success? and are they safe?

[not2late]

There's really no point to use them on Atkins. You eat less than 100 grams of carbs daily.

[nt2b4gtn]

i understand i eat less than 100 but wil they help you stay in ketosis if you eat too many carbs and not realize it? or if you wanna eat more vegetables and stay in induction, this question is for my wife she isnt a meat eater at all but loves veggies

[not2late]

Originally Posted by nt2b4gtn

i understand i eat less than 100 but wil they help you stay in ketosis if you eat too many carbs and not realize it? or if you wanna eat more vegetables and stay in induction, this question is for my wife she isnt a meat eater at all but loves veggies

Technically speaking, you will be in ketosis as long as you eat below 100 grams daily.

If your wife loves veggies, then after the first 14 days of Induction, she can move to the On-Going Weight Loss phase. The first thing she'll do is add an additional 5 net carbs of vegetables.

[Elizellen]

And if she wants to stay on that rung for several 5 net carb additions she can!

[kisstuck]

From a medical standpoint, most of the newer carb blockers are formulated from a kidney bean derivative----not allowed until legume rung. And there is no real evidence as of yet that they are effective weightloss agents.

Sticking to the DANDR's original principals is the best way to do it! Plus once through the induction period, your wife may find she is not nearly as hungry!

[not2late]

Atkins Diabetes Revolution Chapter 17

Starch blocking beans

An extract made from white kidney beans is now widely sold as an over-the-counter "starch blocker". These heavily advertised products claims to 'neutralize' the starch in high carb foods. All you have to do, the ads claim, is take a couple of these pills at the start of a meal, and they'll block your absorption of about 75 percent of the calories you eat from carbohydrates. Starch blocking products do contain a substance found naturally in white kidney beans (as well as some other beans and also wheat) that inhibtis of blocks amylase, the enzyme your body uses to break down carbohydrates in your intestinal tract. In fact, the starch blocker supplements work in a similar way to the presciption drug acarbose (Precose or Glyset).

Both the supplements and the prescription drugs have serious drawbacks. They're not meant to aid weight loss--they're designed to help control blood sugar--but that doesn't stop unscrupulous manufacturers from pushing the supplements as a way to lose weight while eating all you want of anything you want. No studies of acarbose have shown that the drug causes weight loss, although a few studies have show that some people with impaired glucose tolerance are less likely to become diabetic if they take the drug. The side effects of blocking carbohydrate digestion can be very unpleasant. Secer cramps, diarrhea, and gas are likely. Many people using acarbose experience flatulence. Dr. Atkins never prescribed acarbose. Why take a costly drug with nasty side effects when you can benefit your health considerably more by controlling the carbs in your diet to begin with?