What do you think about net carbs?

Ang8178

I personally count all carbs I eat. I've met people and read info that subtracting the fiber from the carbs are the net carbs you are actually eatting. Hummm? I just don't know how I feel about this. Wondering what everyone else thinks on the topic?

jenjen84

Subtracting the fiber is the way that the atkins diet works, I don't know all the specifics but if you research the atkins diet it can explain as to why you do that! Good Luck!!

jenjen84

Subtracting the fiber is the way that the atkins diet works, I don't know all the specifics but if you research the atkins diet it can explain as to why you do that! Good Luck!!

Anansis_Intricacy

I don't know about subtracting fiber and all that, but I just learned in my nutrition class that a person's brain needs 130 g of carbs a day to function properly. So super-low carb diets are a bad idea However, fiber is undigested. It's plant material our bodies can't digest. So I can see maybe why people would subtract fiber from other carbs...but I wouldn't bother with it.

MacMadame

My nutritionist says that net carbs are a gimmick.

She says that not all fiber grams on the label are indigestible for one thing.