Mon, Jun-28-04, 03:13
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Senior Member
Posts: 690
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 250/190/185
BF:30+/16/15
Progress: 92%
Location: Australia
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Never mind - it is a mistake we all make because the books are almost always from the US, and the authors neglect to tell you that in Europe and Australia these things are calculated separately - In America they use the "difference method" where fat, protein and water content are established and the difference (remainder) is deemed to be carbohydrate. This is why the Eades came up with the idea of the effective carbohydrate count (ECC) to give a true reflection of a food's impact on the body - subtracting the fibre content as it is not digested, and therefore has no impact on blood sugar (or insulin). Dr Atkins adopted the idea as "net carbs" (Atkins Nutritionals now also discount sugar alcohols - something which I think is somewhat questionable as these can give varying degrees of insulin response.)
But in Australia and Europe - the work has been done for you on the label.
Cheers,
Malcolm
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