Fri, Oct-04-02, 11:15
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Plan: low glycemic
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BF:
Progress: 69%
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Incidentally, I am 99% certain that the CARB in polycarbophil is a carbon marker, not a carbohydrate thing. Both of them get their names from the element 'carbon', so things like CO2 (carbon dioxide - usu in 'carbonated' soda), calcium carbonate (common calcium supplement), and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) will all have the root-word 'carb' in their names and yet not be the kind of 'carb' we need to avoid.
To get really chemical on you, carbo-hydrate is a molecule with carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, and it's a fairly long, complex chain. These other things that have carbon in them, but without the 'hydrate' part (the oxygen-hydrogen combo), they're not anything to be concerned about.
It's good detective work to have found it and asked about it!
Cheers,
Friday
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