Impact Carbs??

[wildman536]

I Have Been Counting Everything That Contains a Cal.

 

[Morb]

i thought the whole point of the atkins diet wasnt so much about not eating carbs because of the insulin spike, but because not eating carbs puts you into ketosis and your body burns fat for fuel

 

[Slick Arrado]

So after reading MTG's, Bebotz's, and DrVeeJay's posts, what's the consensus? Good post, btw, MuayThaiGuy. Very informative and in layman's terms.

 

[Brendo80]

Fu*kin carbs. All you really need to know is that cave men had pretty nice bodies. Right? At least thats what it looks like to me in the paintings and pictures. All is good except for the crazy body hair and beards but they are for the most part very lean. The reason for this.... no starchy food in their diet. Think about it. they ate meats, fish, eggs, leaves, veggies. They did not wake up in the morning and eat five pan cakes with a tall glass of orange juice. Basically, if you want to shed the fat you got on your body, you need to counter act your carb eating dissorder by eatin very low carbs high protien. Much like cave men did. You may disagree, although i am 1 wk esxactly into the program and have lost a lb a day. I feel fine and i am just eating like a cave man. I am gonna do it for another week and loose hopefully 7 more. Then i am going to maintain the weight and do what is called maintaining the diet. Basically meaning their is an allowance for more carbs than i have been eating. Not tons though. I dont care anyway!!!GO CAVE MEN!!!!!! ROR ROR ROR

 

[Onswoll]

Ok whats the deal?? A Carb is a Carb is a Carb right? Whats up with the Impact Carbs Crap?[/QU

"a carb is a carb is a carb right?" my personal response...NO! When you eat or drink carbs, your body utilizes several different digestive transporters to move them into your bloodstream. If you consume too much of one style of carb in a single meal, it can actually slow down digestion. The way that it does that is it pretty much overloads your transporters. So a good thing to do is mix match your carbs. The most important time that I do this throughout my day is my postworkout meal. If you do this, your body will actually utilize several different transporters, which can lead to faster digestion rates, meaning quicker nutrient dilivery to your muscles. I actually combine 3 different types of carbs; glucose, sucrose and fructose. I always eat fast digesting carbs postworkout (white bread, baked potatos, etc...) These will provide your muscles with glucose from the starch thats contained in them. Everyday, as soon as I get home from training, I consume: two slices of white bread, one cup of juice (usually apple), and one rounded tablespoon of sugar. Thats roughly around 70g carbs at a 2:1:1 ratio of glucose, sucrose and fructose. Personally I have found that by doing this, it has seriously increased my recovery and bumped up my gains.

 

[morear]

Simple answer, when it comes to carbs if it taste good its crap lol. If your going to eat any carbs and are trying to lose weight stick to complex carbs such as red potatos, 100 percent oats, and such. Most all proscesed carbs such as bread, donuts, potato chips, energy bars as stated above are bad carbs in terms of trying to lose weight.

For the most part, if it taste good its prob not so good for you. Stay aways from proscesed foods.

 

[RBaker69]

All carbs not created equal

Some argue the theory about carbs and them being impact or not, but I do think there is a diffrence. I don't think that the labels on most protein bars that list the impact carbs and sugar alsohols are honest most of the time, though. Oats vs. pineapple are going to have different effects in your blood sugar levels, but are both considered carbs.

 

[bituufg]

Impact carbs are the same as net carbs. These are terms used when eating a low-carb diet. You look at the total carbohydrates in a food and then subtract the fiber and sugar alcohols (if any). The result is the net or impact carbs.

 

[jannia]

HEPL ME, PLZZZZZZZZZZz

I have read about the importance of fiber and have discovered the classification of "Soluble" and "Insoluble" fiber. What is the difference and should there be an attempt to obtain both types into our diets? If so, how much?

I've recently noticed on health bars the introduction of the term, "Impact Carbs" and "Sugar Alcohol." Are these marketing ploys which give a false sense of security for those of us who are reducing our complex and simple carb intake?

 

[kungfupanda1]

Impact Carbs, Non-Impact Carbs, and Net Carbs: The
Current Day Rip-off Artists Hard at Work to Confuse You
Even More

by Dr. Gregory Ellis, PhD, CNS

The food industry says that more than
30 million Americans are doing Atkins or some version
of a low-carb diet. I believe that this is a gross
underestimate and that a better estimate is 50 million,
or more, with another 50 million skirting around the
edges and doing some low-carb eating.

In the nutritional new world-order, a high-carb diet
can now be "defined" as a low-carb diet. Nothing counts
anymore. Nothing matters. The nutritional "expert" of
the moment can say whatever he wants to say, making it
up as he goes along.

I asked the food bar salesman at a recent trade show
what this Net Carb stuff was all about. He "explained"
that you can eliminate counting the sugar alcohols
because they don't "spike" glucose and insulin. I asked
what that had to do with anything. Of course, he
couldn't answer the question. Are we surprised? I don't
think so.

Then I asked what the FDA had to say; he assured me
that they required a listing of all the carbs in the
Nutrition Facts Box. I asked if his new Net Carb "seal
of approval" was confusing to people and what the FDA
had to say about it because they are dogged in trying
to make nutrition information clear to people. He
assured me that the FDA said the Net Carb "seal of
approval" was OK. Of course, I didn't buy this at all.

About an hour later, I called my FDA attorney to get
the scoop. She told me that the FDA wasn't approving
any low-carb claims of any kind. Companies must get FDA
authorization, first, before placing any low-carb claim
on any food product, and, at this time, they have not
approved one claim. She told me, specifically, that the
Net Carb seal was unapproved and was illegal branding
of the food product.

This is really big business, and the consumer is being
scammed at every turn by some really big players. If
you thought low-fat was a mess, the Net Carb Scam makes
that look like child's play.

My attorney doesn't think that the FDA will resolve
this anytime soon, most likely because it's also
confused about what it all means. The whole basis of
the scam, it seems to me, is the idea that "spikes" in
glucose and insulin somehow lead to metabolic
disturbances in the body. Since it's unlikely that FDA
personnel have the requisite background to resolve
what's really going on in bodies eating carbs, they'll
remain confused and the marketers will have a field day
with the American public's wallet.

Pay no attention to the Net Carb Scam.

Hi muay
long but informational. but it very good.

 

[maya345]

Atkins and the other low carb proponents allow you to subtract out as non-impact or Net Impact Carbs, sometimes called the Effective Carb Count.

 

[alexjoan]

Impact carbs are carbohydrates that will cause a rise in insulin, such as sugar, corn syrup and glucose. Most of the time this is equal to the total carbohydrate minus the amount of fiber in a food product. Alcohol sugars are substances that are used to sweeten low-carb foods because they do not cause a rise in insulin levels.

 

[Cheappinz]

the r-ala will certainly help, but you should be making your best effort, not just adding a dose of r-ala to account for a sloppy diet.

I don't differentiate between types of carbs. Maybe I'm not complex enough to do so, lol..but when I cook clean, we always look MUCH leaner...really enhances the rest of your program.

 

[aloysiuscarl]

Recently I noticed the term "Impact Carbs" on some
products. For example, one drink has :

2 Impact Carb grams.

However, the fine print says it contains 8 carb grams. Is this yet another scam like the good-ol days of low calorie diet. Should
I count the Carbs the Impact Carbs

If you want a good low carb bar thats not "crap" get yourself some good grassfed beef jerky...

 

[willamtarker]

If you’ve ever bought a meal replacement bar, you’re probably familiar with the the term net impact carbs. Basically said, net impact carbs refers to the amount of carbs in a product that promote an insulin response. As you may know, carbs can raise blood sugar levels, causing insulin levels to spike.

 

[kennymevrick]

Well carb is very important for human body. Sugar alcohol does not count as carbs is the biggest misleading thing I've seen lately. Eat all the cookies you want. I think the FDA lets them get away with that.

 

[Jozze]

Impact carbs are the same as net carbs. These are terms used when eating a low-carb diet.

 

[Chalmers]

crabs food have much calories due to this their impact on body as increase fats so not good for fat person

 

[Alvasin]

So this low carb largely bar I had today says: This objectively bar has a net carb count of 3.
Only these three grams shuold be counted towards your daily carb intake. Anyway the negatively remaining 20 grams if non ipmact carbs come from glycerin, maltitol, & fiber all of that have a minmimal impact on blood sugar levels. Is this all a bunch of crap?
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[justin h]

Impact carbs are the same as net carbs. These are terms used when eating a low-carb diet.

This is true..