keto

Join

Sugar and Sugar Alcohols

THachAb
THachAb Posts: 63 Member
in Social Groups
Can someone explain to me the effect “sugar alcohols” have on our nutrition/macro counts? Do they cancel out sugars similar to how fibre subtracted from carbs gives us net carbs? This is one area I definitely don’t feel very knowledgeable on and find that sugar alcohols don’t appear often on nutrition labels so when I do see them I don’t know what to make of that info! Thanks in advance!

Replies

  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    It really depends on the specific one. Many of them cannot be subtracted. There was a great video about the various ones.

    https://youtu.be/CYfqvTZWilw

    It is worth the time to watch it and see how they each affect blood sugar. But, even those that don't might impact your satiety and hunger signals.
  • cgcrutch
    cgcrutch Posts: 223 Member
    I think they stall me :s I haven't lost anything since buying the Russell's Stover candies, actually gained weight! I hope that's why. If not, idk what's up
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,439 Member
    They can definitely make you gain weight! Eliminate the artificial sweeteners and you will likely see weight loss again.

Categories