carbs and fiber

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lperes58
lperes58 Posts: 6 Member
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does anyone subtract the amout of fiber from carbs in nutrients?

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  • rjan91
    rjan91 Posts: 194 Member
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    Yes if it is 4gms of fiber or greater per serving.
  • soapsandropes
    soapsandropes Posts: 269 Member
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    I don't but I try to eat fiber for other reasons.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
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    No. If you are moderating your carbs for health reasons, you can count only total carbs. Net carbs numbers are meaningless.

    Those who are following a low carb/keto diet do, but that is a different animal.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
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    No because I'm not American and therefore don't have the "total carbs" nonsense in the first place. Fibre is reported separately in most other places.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    You can do whatever you want.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
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    RodaRose wrote: »
    You can do whatever you want.

    Can I eat Zu Zu's pedals and lose weight?!?

  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
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    It depends on whether the entry already has fiber subtracted (like "Quest Cookies and Cream -net carbs") or not (like "Quest Cookies and Cream" or "Quest Cookies and Cream -Minus sugar alcohols"). I take insulin based off how many net carbs I am consuming, which ends up being total carbohydrates minus dietary fiber and minus sugar alcohols (because fiber and sugar alcohols have minimal effects on my BG).
  • Dreysander
    Dreysander Posts: 294 Member
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    No. I just make sure to get over 25g a fiber a day.

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