Can anyone explain to me the school of thought on subtracting fiber from carbohydrate intake? Do you subtract the exact grams of fiber from the grams of carbohydrates? I understand that the new revised copy of Atkins book addresses this. Is this true? Also, which other low-carb plans allow for this? Thanks for your help!

Substracting fiber from the carb count is something that originated with the Eades in Protein Power. The reasoning is that while fiber is a carb it is not digestible by the body and causes no change in insulin. Using the ECC (effective Carbhodyrate Count) of a food is something that other plans have adopted. I have not read the new Atkin's book, but I do know that he addressed the issue in the previous edition. Subtracting the fiber allows you to eat more carbs and to have a more varied and interesting daily diet thus making the likelihood of becoming bored less. Less boredom equals less of a chance you'll stray or be tempted by non LC foods.

HTH,
Nat

Hi Nat!
I finally got the new Atkins book. He now lists in his carb counter BOTH ways--- Total carbs and ECC! So that makes it easier to keep track!
Ellie