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Anyone used the Low Carb Megastore?

Oh come on ally!, low-carbers don't worry about calories from fat. :shock:

Less carbs = less insulin = less suppression of fat metabolism. 8)

Don't look at me, I dont make the rules. :D
 
well they should because often the fats are trans fats and vegetable oils - if you eat more calories from anything you will put on weight!
 
ally5555 said:
yes but often when u eat the choc it doesnt have the same effect as real choc - i dont encourage its use because it is as calorific as real choc but has the laxative effect! And tastes foul!
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Out of interest, is there a good "proper" chocolate that you'd recommend and a rough idea of acceptable quantity, two squares? Three?
 
Nellie, that link doesn't work for me,
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No , I can't make it work either. Sorry, don't know why. If you cut and paste the citation below into google it comes up second on the list.
potential of polyols as sugar replacers properties Nutrition Research Reviews
 
I think the paper referred to is this one:

Livesey, G. (2003). Health potential of polyols as sugar replacers, with emphasis on low glycaemic properties. Nutrition Research Reviews. 16(2):163-191.

I am afraid only the abstract is available to non-subscribers, but it is quite a detailed abstract.

Polyols are carbohydrates, and as such they are broken down into glucose - like any other carbohydrate. This paper claims that they are much lower GI than sucrose or glucose, and that they might be "potentially helpful in diabetes".
 
in reality I do not think that they have much effect and that maybe because u do not absorb it - alot of people have problems with them!!!!

I wouldnt use them because i think they make food taste wierd - it is a sensation I find difficult to describe! And the cost foods with them are usually quite expensive!
 
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