Thu, Jan-31-02, 13:47
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Posts: 52
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Plan: Atkins/Paleolithic since Feb 2000
Stats: 218/190/182
BF:
Progress: 78%
Location: North Scotland
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Sorry shaz but things don't work that way in the UK
I refer the honourable member to the reply I posted on the "Why are British Carbs less fatteneing" thread:
UK food labels and carb books give the carb count with the fibre (or fiber!) already removed. I believe many foods and carb books in Canada and Australia do likewise.
US food labels and carb books include the fibre in the carb count so you need to deduct the fibre from the US carb counts to find the ECC (Effective Carb Count) ie, what we in the low-carb world are really interested in. The human body doesn’t use fibre as a food source and just drops it out the other end, eventually!
In the UK treat British labelled food as a straightforward carb count but note that any US made food sold in the UK (perhaps purchased in a US Military Commissary) needs to have the fibre deducted to get the ECC.
Hope this helps.
Yours aye, Scotsman
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