Should Sugar Alcohols be Subtracted from ”Net Carbs?”
What are sugar alcohols and nets carbs anyway?
How do you easily identify sugar alcohols on an ingredient label?
Most "low carb" products are sweetened with substances called "sugar alcohols." Despite the name, these aren't sugars or alcohols. They are hydrogenated starch molecules that are a byproduct of grain processing, and they can act like sugar in your body.
SUGAR & ITS SURPRISING NEGATIVE EFFECTS
Our lives are loaded with sugar in countless forms - everything from the straight-up white kind to "natural" to those well-hidden artificial sweeteners.