Voyajer:

glycerol does not DIRECTLY turn into glucose in the bloodstream as do 'normal' carbohydrates once acted upon by enzymes in the digiestive system

Atkins Corporation statements about glycerol not affecting blood sugar assume direct impact as above, are based on 'normal' metabolisms (a limited but large percentage of any given population) and 'occasional' ingestion. Atkins Corporation is a Vendor of these products. There are contradictory statements about 'sugar alcohols' and maltitol specifically in Dr. A'.s most recent published work.

glycerol has 4.34 calories (energy) and is chemically and legally a carbohydrate ... glycerol is turned into either glycogen and back to fatty acids and EVENTUALLY burned for energy by being turned to glucose, never directly, skipping the glucose step, as you infer in some of your statements

none of your references or inferences deal with deferred gluconeogenesis or lipolysis, or with larger VOLUMES and FREQUENCIES of glycerol ingestion that would be found in 'nature' or as the backbone of fat

involved as you are with a medical laboratory, you should be more wary of making sweeping statements

Yours, Products Moderator (and analyst by day)...