chewing tobacco and the atkins

[silverstang1991]

can you chew tobacco on the atkins diet?????? i've googled this and looked everywhere and can't find the answer...........some people say you can , cause your not digesting it......others say you can't cause most of chewing tobacco has sugar or some form of carbohydrates and the enter your blood stream.........they say sucking on the tobacco ...........which has some sugar in it............is the same as digesting sugar.............any help is more then appreciated........thanks in advance...........

[Dotultimate]

If it has sugar in it you can't have it. It doesnt matter that you're not swallowing the tobacco, cause you will be swallowing the sugar.

If you eat bubble gum - you're still eating sugar. You might not SWALLOW the gum, but you swallow the FLAVOURS!!! (sugars)

I know the idea is that you spit when you chew, but you'l be swallowing some, and some sugar is WAYYY TOOO MUUCCHHH SUUUGGAAARR.


Also, chewing tobacco is totally gross. hehe.

But seriously, its just going to make you crave things you arent allowed - and thats a sure fire way to fail.

Good luck!

[Creek]

Interesting question! I did a search online, and found that there is some sugar and syrup used in the 'casing' liquid. I don't know if that applies to all brands.

Is there a list of ingredients on the can? What brand do you chew? Maybe we could look on the manufacturer's website and find if there are carbohydrates in that particular product, or we could send them an email requesting that information.

[flpooh19701]

Hmmm.. that's a good question. Is there an ingredient list on the back of the can/pouch? What brand is it? Maybe you can go directly to their website and get some info there. Maybe even some contact information that you could call the manufacturer. Please let us know what you find out.

[Greeneggs&ham]

As a southerner, I got a good chuckle out of this post! Sounds like something a co-worker might ask around here. I gave up chewing after a forklift accident while chewing Copenhagen back in college (I swear that brand has a stronger effect than the Skoal that was my mainstay!).

Still a worthwhile question. My gut feeling is that is should be avoided. If you can't get a good answer on the web, I would suggest trying a week with and a week without not changing anything else over that two week period with your diet/exercise. If there is a sharp difference in weight loss, you'll have your answer. Good luck!

[joee5]

After 24 years of chewing, I have gone 11 months without. I quit cold turkey and would highly recommend you reconsider and quit as well. Send me your email address and i'll send you some pics of me teeth and gums. Perhaps that'll convince you and anybody else to never beginning this nasty habit we had/have. God Bless,Joe

[flpooh19701]

Originally Posted by joee5

After 24 years of chewing, I have gone 11 months without. I quit cold turkey and would highly recommend you reconsider and quit as well. Send me your email address and i'll send you some pics of me teeth and gums. Perhaps that'll convince you and anybody else to never beginning this nasty habit we had/have. God Bless,Joe

WAY TO GO JOE!!! That is quite an accomplishment! I keep trying to get my brother to quit smoking but I completely understand the grip it has on him. Congratulations!

[DesertRain]

One of the very very very initial actions of digestion begins in the mouth with salivary amylase which is an enzyme that breaks down starch into sugars.....the very first thing that happens in the chain of events of digestion is the digestion of sugar. Gosh our bodies are quick on absorbing the bad stuff! That's why even things like gum can be detrimental! So, if there are sugars in your tobacco, best be guaranteed that amylase is taking as much sugar as it can from it!
Hope that helps!

[MrJohn]

I lost 100 pounds on Atkins 6 or so years ago, and I chewed like a maniac.....

I started at 16 yrs old, and quit last year (10 years of it)....Oh, I'm addicted to Nicotine gum now! Now that I am doing Atkins again...unfortunately no more gum!!!!