Fiber & Carbs.

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EthanJeremiahsMama
EthanJeremiahsMama Posts: 534 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi MFP! I'm a bit confused as carbs and fiber - how it works. Someone recently on MFP had told me that if I was taking in 120g carbs per day, but also taking in 40g fiber.. really, i'd be consuming only 80g carbs?? I'm not sure if this is true but I just had to ask the lovely people here on MFP for their opinion!

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  • JipsyJudy
    JipsyJudy Posts: 268 Member
    I need to know this too. I am confused about milled flax seed. The box says two tablespoons has 4 grams of carbs, but the food tracker here refers to the exact product I have as "no net carbs" and counts it a zero carbs in my food diary.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    I've not heard it expressed that way before, so I want to hear a more expert opinion too.
  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
    Subtracting the fiber from your carbs gives you net carbs....those are the carbs your body actually utilizes.
  • KavemanKarg
    KavemanKarg Posts: 266
    Subtracting the fiber from your carbs gives you net carbs....those are the carbs your body actually utilizes.

    Karg can share dat insoluble fibre no gets digested so just passes through. Also dis kind of fibre do no produce insulin response.
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