Thu, Oct-09-03, 17:30
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,018
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 320/220/195
BF:
Progress: 80%
Location: Pensacola, FL
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Originally Posted by mschmidt
Someone please explain these for me... Can you really eat those low-carb candy bars and only count 2 carbs?
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That varies. Sugar Alcohols [which are actually Alcohols, not Carbs BTW] are only partially absorbed (5-75%) and have very low Glycemic Indices (<10) and Loads (<1.) The theory is they have very little effect on Blood Sugar. Unfortunately, there are some folks who seem to react to them with an insulin spike. So, some folks can have all the SAs they want and lose weight...and some will stall eating just one bar.
Last edited by cc48510 : Thu, Oct-09-03 at 17:32.
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