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Net carbs or total carbs?

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ashtoncurtis91
ashtoncurtis91 Posts: 7 Member
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I'm new to doing keto, it's been one week and I've lost 8 pounds! I'm eating 25g of total carbs a day but I was wondering when doing keto do you generally track total or net carbs?

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  • Cheesy567
    Cheesy567 Posts: 1,186 Member
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    Preferences vary. Do whichever works best for you
  • PamamaJane
    PamamaJane Posts: 288 Member
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    If my understanding is correct, net carbs is total carb grams minus fiber grams and since it takes your stomach more time and effort to process the fiber the carbs don't enter your blood stream all at once and therefore don't produce the spikes in blood sugar levels. Fast processing or slow processing, the carbs must still be processed so I look at total carbs only. Take this with a grain of salt since it's just my musings and has no basis in science.
  • ashtoncurtis91
    ashtoncurtis91 Posts: 7 Member
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    Thank you to both of you, the information helps. I think I'm just going to keep it in mind when Iooking at nutritional facts.

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