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Posted by Wildflower on March 2, 2004, at 14:41:46
Last night, I was trolling through my supermarket and came across a whole section of low carb foods. I bought some high protein/low carb chips and didn't realize that it said "3 net carbs" versus regular carbs.
Do net carbs have a negative impact on a low-carb diet? It appears to me that it may just be a clever marketing idea that makes something look seemingly good for you.
Here's the definition from the chip website:
"Net Carbs are the carbs that the body converts to glucose quickly, such as sugar and starch. Other carbs, such as dietary fiber are considered to be Non-Impact carbs and are not counted toward Net Carbs because they are converted slowly, if ever, to glucose."
Posted by Nanter1 on March 2, 2004, at 16:14:08
In reply to Net Carbs, posted by Wildflower on March 2, 2004, at 14:41:46
Net carbs are the carbs you have to worry about. If something has a total carbohydrate content of 10g, and the dietary fiber content is 4g, then there are 6 grams of net carbs. These are the carbs you are trying to reduce in your diet when you are restricting carbohydrate intake.
-Luke
Posted by Fallen4myT on March 9, 2004, at 0:07:17
In reply to Re: memory and meds, posted by Nanter1 on March 2, 2004, at 16:14:08
Luke is correct as a diabetic I count carbs and we have long learned to omit the fiber part of carbs. Fiber is just what MOVES "stuff" and it doesnt add up to anything as far as calories or sugars....so you deduct it. You can do this with any and all foods just take total carbs minus the fiber and those are the carbs you count
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