net carbs? carbs?

[fatchels]

what the heck is a net carb... i thought is was carbs - fiber = net carb but the advantage bars have me screwed right up... they say 2 net carbs on the label on the front but on the nutritional info they say 21 g carb????????? help please...

[CalvinFish]

Re: net carbs? carbs?

Those are the "sugar alcohols" (things usually ending in 'lose' on the ingredients) which do not elevate blood sugar. During induction, you should not be eating any of those advantage bars anyway, so put those away for now.

[Iapetus999]

Re: net carbs? carbs?

They are playing tricks by not counting the sugar alcohol carbs in the net carbs. They may not affect blood sugar as much but the body does digest them and they can stall weight loss.
Not as much as their equivalent in sugar but some.

[mattkins]

Re: net carbs? carbs?

I agree with Iapetus 100%. Atkins' company said not to count them, so they can make $ selling them to you.... and look what happened to the company. The original books said you should count them. And you SHOULD, because your body has to digest them. They don't raise your blood sugar. Fine. Neither does brocholli, but you still count those carbs (minus the fiber). If you're going to eat them I would definitely count them.