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Date Posted: 04:59:19 04/28/04 Wed
Author: J.R.Smith, c.f.t. ISSA
Subject: Low impact, net carbs and other "Marketing Gimmicks"

Many companies are turning to sugar alcohol as a substitute, for conventional carbohydrates. Check for ingredients that end in “ol” like sorbitol, xanithol, or glycerol because most likely they will be sugar alcohol. Glycerol is the form of sugar alcohol most commonly used today.

Glycerol is the chemical backbone to which one, two, or three fatty acids are attached to create fat. Triglycerides are stored in fat cells and in skeletal muscle fibers. To be used for energy, a triglyceride must be broken down to its basic unit: one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of free fatty acids.

Glycerol helps keep the water within the bar thus keeping it chewable and soft. Glycerol has no amine group therefore it can not be classified as a protein. It has no fatty acids so it can not be classified as fat.

The FDA classifies glycerol as a carbohydrate. Unlike carbohydrates, which have 4 cal/gm, glycerol has 4.32cal/gm.

Unfortunately, many companies do not count alcohol when figuring nutrient breakdowns, and can thus keep their carbohydrate readings low. Thus the term non-impact carbohydrate.

Make sure when you look for foods that you don't get swayed into buying something just because it has a "net carbs" label on it. You just might be getting fooled once again, just like with Atkins.

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