PsychoSkitz
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I was checking out the website for the Atkin's diet and read that you only count net carbs while on the diet, not total carbs.
The reasoning behind this is that "net carbs are the carbohydrates that can be digested and processed by the body as dietary carbohydrate and therefore directly impact blood sugar. The figure for net grams of carbs subtracts grams of fiber, glycerin and sugar alcohols from total grams of carbohydrate. Net carbs are the only carbs that you need to count when you do Atkins."
That's interesting because it looks like everyone on a ketogenic diet can actually eat more carbs than they think they can as some carbs do not impact blood sugar.
The reasoning behind this is that "net carbs are the carbohydrates that can be digested and processed by the body as dietary carbohydrate and therefore directly impact blood sugar. The figure for net grams of carbs subtracts grams of fiber, glycerin and sugar alcohols from total grams of carbohydrate. Net carbs are the only carbs that you need to count when you do Atkins."
That's interesting because it looks like everyone on a ketogenic diet can actually eat more carbs than they think they can as some carbs do not impact blood sugar.