Question re: subtracting fiber grams from total carbohydrate grams (vegetables, enzymes, diabetic)
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I hope this will be a quick question. In looking over various nutrition articles, I found some quotes that led me to think that fiber carbs "don't count" when calculating carbs on a low carb diet. Is that true?
So, for example, if a large carrot has 7g of total carbohydrates and 2g of dietary fiber, should I only figure 5g of carbohydrates when adding my carbohydrate totals for a low carb diet, or not?
I'm actually not sure of the answer to this -- I count both carbs and fiber when picking out food at the grocery store. But I've never actually done the subtraction.
I have a lower carb diet (meaning 200 ish total carbs per day, so certainly not low).
Yes, they are called "Net" carbs. Fiber is technically a carb but is not digested so it is usually subtracted. The only exception would be some diabetics that do not subtract. Everybody else can subtract and should. Flax meal is a good example of this. It is high in carbs but it's all fiber and has almost 0 net carbs. 100g of flax meal has 28.9g of carbs and 27.3g of fiber so 1.6g of net carbs. It does not affect blood sugar or ketosis at all. This article explains not only about the flax but also the fiber.
Supposedly you should pay attention to "net carbs". fiber (insoluble) is largely undigested and therefore "doesn't count".
The takeaway whether you follow the low carb thing or not is to make your carbs count - make most of your carbs come from things that have fiber vs. foods that don't.
You can pretty much ignore the net carbs. Most vegetables that contain fiber, have it in the form of cellulose, which is indigestible for humans. Termites on the other hand, have enzymes that can convert cellulose into simple sugars and other products. So that piece of wood and a handful of sawdust, which is primarily cellulose and "technically" a carb, would be indigestible to you and 100% digestible to a termite ...kinda like a giant "Kit Kat bar and Skittles!
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