Net Carbs

[PEvette 297]

An someone remind me how to do net carbs?? You subtract the total carb number from what number??

[Lauranbob Mc 94]

Step 1

Locate the nutrition content of your food. Most food packages provide a descriptive nutrition label which contains carbohydrate information. However, if you cannot locate this information, then research the nutrition facts from an on-line database.

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Step 2

Determine the number of total carbohydrates and total grams of Fiber. According to the 2002 edition of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution," Fiber, glycerin, sugar alcohols and polydextrose, which are included in the total grams of carbohydrates, have a minimal impact on blood sugar levels and are, therefore, not included in the calculation of net carbs. Nevertheless, not all critics agree on the effects of sugar alcohols, like the mayo Clinic which focuses on total carbs and total fiber to compute net carbs. In other words, whether you choose to include sugar alcohol, polydextrose and glycerin information is subjective to you.

Step 3

Subtract the total grams of fiber from the total grams of carbohydrates to calculate net carbohydrates.

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[PEvette 297]

Thank you so much!

[Lauranbob Mc 94]

your welcome

[keldolbeth 262]

I read the previous post. My NUT does not count sugar alcohols. So I do total carbs minus fiber minus sugar alcohols. It might not make a huge difference in the daily total since not a lot of things have SA but if you eat any SF items on a regular basis it is going to greatly impact your count. I don't know if you use My Fitness Pal but many SF and NSA items you can search for the food with just net carbs, if that is what you count.

Ex: ole tortillas net carbs

[PEvette 297]

I read the previous post. My NUT does not count sugar alcohols. So I do total carbs minus fiber minus sugar alcohols. It might not make a huge difference in the daily total since not a lot of things have SA but if you eat any SF items on a regular basis it is going to greatly impact your count. I don't know if you use My Fitness Pal but many SF and NSA items you can search for the food with just net carbs, if that is what you count.

Ex: ole tortillas net carbs

Yes I do use My fitness pal....I dont get the whole sugar alcohl thing...need to read more about that