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<blockquote data-quote="jopar" data-source="post: 84825" data-attributes="member: 11712"><p>I’ve read the comments in the low carb forum, </p><p></p><p>To a certain extent they are right in when they say, that you can over-come the fibre intake issue with increasing the amount of permissible vegetables and fruits…</p><p></p><p>Putting aside phoenix comments concerning the hassle of calculating this into a daily regime of calculations we already face (more so for those of us who have to calculate our carb content to adjust insulin dose) I’ve got a couple more questions to ask..</p><p></p><p>Vegetables and Fruits that are permissible in the extreme low carb diet are those that on an average portion of that particular vegetable/fruit is very low in carb content so has minimum effect on blood glucose but at these average size portions lack fibre content.</p><p></p><p>But by increasing the portions size to take into account the fibre intake, this would also increase the carb content alongside it… So this would surely have an increased effect on the blood sugar? So you’ve gained on one hand, but lost on the other you’ve increased the carb count…</p><p></p><p>Also there is another problem, even though an increase of several items would be involved, as in theory no-one going to increase just the cabbage to cover fibre, but increase all the selection of permissible vegetables and fruits… This would mean an increase of quantity on the plate/bowl or food consumed in one day… Which is fine if you have a large appetite? But how ever if you are like me who has a small appetite this actually poses major problems indeed, as I already struggle with balancing it all within my appetite to ensure that nutrient intake is covered…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jopar, post: 84825, member: 11712"] I’ve read the comments in the low carb forum, To a certain extent they are right in when they say, that you can over-come the fibre intake issue with increasing the amount of permissible vegetables and fruits… Putting aside phoenix comments concerning the hassle of calculating this into a daily regime of calculations we already face (more so for those of us who have to calculate our carb content to adjust insulin dose) I’ve got a couple more questions to ask.. Vegetables and Fruits that are permissible in the extreme low carb diet are those that on an average portion of that particular vegetable/fruit is very low in carb content so has minimum effect on blood glucose but at these average size portions lack fibre content. But by increasing the portions size to take into account the fibre intake, this would also increase the carb content alongside it… So this would surely have an increased effect on the blood sugar? So you’ve gained on one hand, but lost on the other you’ve increased the carb count… Also there is another problem, even though an increase of several items would be involved, as in theory no-one going to increase just the cabbage to cover fibre, but increase all the selection of permissible vegetables and fruits… This would mean an increase of quantity on the plate/bowl or food consumed in one day… Which is fine if you have a large appetite? But how ever if you are like me who has a small appetite this actually poses major problems indeed, as I already struggle with balancing it all within my appetite to ensure that nutrient intake is covered… [/QUOTE]
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