Ok. I have been told so many things and I guess that I am asking for more info.

Is sugar alcohol safe or bad? I am leaning towards bad.

Thanks!

Well?? not to sure myself there although I do seem to have some trouble with Sugar alcohols...usually kick me outta ketosis or pretty close to out?? But sometimes I just gotta have something thats sweet and chewy like a LC bar or candies...specially around TOM Oh well better than 1/2 gal of ice cream....Im sure one of the LC veterans can give you more info??
Good Luck to you!
Lisa

lc since 8-8-03
298/272
want to be 175 at least LOL

Try this article I wrote:

http://www.lowcarbeating.com/article...ewbies_13.html

THANK YOU.....That article really helped a bunch for me! I am so grateful I have all of you veterans around what would I do without all of you!!! You all are great!!! thanks again for the information!!!
Hugs, Lisa


lc since 8-8-03
298/272
want to be 175 at least LOL

Thank you! That really did explain things. I felt that they were better than sugar but knew that they were doing a bit of something to me that was not quite....free feeling.

Thanks a bunch!

Andrea, I'm not sure I can agree with your article.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>First of all, everything I've read on sugar alcohols is in agreement that although they do raise blood sugar somewhat, their effect is MUCH LESS than comparable products made with sucrose. "They are slowly and incompletely absorbed from the small intestine and are converted to energy by processes that require little or no insulin." 1 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Go to diabetes.about.com and look at the glycemic index for various brands of maltitol. It's NEARLY IDENTICAL TO SUGAR. It surprised me. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting things.

http://diabetes.about.com/library/me...i/ngilists.htm

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