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erimethia_fekre
erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Do you subtract your fiber intake from your total carbs for the day?

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  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    No, why would I?
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
    They don't spike your glucose so they can be subtracted. Just a thought up for discussion
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    edited August 2015
    Mycophilia wrote: »
    No, why would I?

    To calculate net carbs, which is likely a concept in places other than Atkins; this was the first explanation I liked.

    http://www.atkins.com/how-it-works/library/articles/what-are-net-carbs

    What are Net Carbs?

    When you follow the Atkins Diet, aka the Atkins Nutrition Approach, you actually count grams of Net Carbs, which represent the total carbohydrate content of the food minus the fiber content and sugar alcohols (if in the product). The Net Carbs number reflects the grams of carbohydrate that significantly impact your blood sugar level and therefore are the only carbs you need to count when you do Atkins. Foods that are low in Net Carbs such as nutrient-dense vegetables and fruits don’t have a significant impact on blood sugar and therefore are less likely to interfere with weight loss.

    You can calculate the approximate number of Net Carb grams of a low-carb product yourself by looking at the information provided on a food label:

    Total Carbohydrates
    - Dietary Fiber
    - Sugar alcohol
    = Net carbs
  • Shells918
    Shells918 Posts: 1,070 Member
    Ugh. Can someone recommend me a special calculator? Sounds good in theory but I can barely handle my low carb
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    edited August 2015
    Carbs have no requirement, number-wise.

    Fiber is something you should watch. I've seen suggested ranges as little as 25 grams to as high as 38 grams, or more.

    You shouldn't have to subtract one from the other.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    lmaharidge wrote: »
    Do you subtract your fiber intake from your total carbs for the day?

    nope, because most of my data is non-US and the glycaemic carbohydrates on the label do not include fibre. I would get a few negative numbers if I did what you suggest.

  • ki4eld
    ki4eld Posts: 1,213 Member
    I do, because I was instructed by two of my doctors to do so. He's interested in net carbs, not gross carbs.
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
    sixxpoint wrote: »
    You shouldn't have to subtract one from the other.

    Some diabetics do.
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