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Sugar and Sugar Alcohols
THachAb
Posts: 63 Member
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!
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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.3 -
I think they stall me
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 0 -
They can definitely make you gain weight! Eliminate the artificial sweeteners and you will likely see weight loss again.1
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