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Plan: Atkins/PP/BFL
Stats: 400/223/200
BF:37%/17%/12%
Progress: 89%
Location: Ottawa, ON
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Originally Posted by BruceInAla
The effective carb counts don't seem to match up with the net effective carbs shown on the labels of Atkins or Pria brand products that I have entered as custom foods. The issue seems to be the sugar alcohols. PLAN is counting them as carbs and only deducting fiber. SHould this be changed?
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Manufacturer claims are not always accurate, and the subtraction of anything other than fiber will contradict actual data from the USDA database.
When you enter a custom food item, it will allow you to enter a custom carb count in the "additional data" fields.
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