Net Carbs vs. Net Effective Carbs – Marketing Hype

In the next video of the “How to” Atkins low carb videos, I discuss the issue of “net carbs” vs. “net impact carbs” (or “net effective carbs”). Net impact carbs is found throughout the marketplace as vendors are lobbying for the low carb market. I define net carbs as strictly as possible for me, which is grams of Total Carbohydrates minus grams of Fiber. The marketers would rather have you believe that the Sugar Alcohols do not count. The reality is that they do count in more ways than one …

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reidradionc says:

October 21, 2009 at 5:18 am

This was extremely helpful.

bowulf says:

Very wise approach…. You are definitely doing it the way the good doc wanted it done. I have to imagine he would shocked at how his story of shop the outer edges and enjoy the phyto-nutrients has been changed. Good job on the 10 pounds!

bigdaddyharris says:

Thank you so much, Kent. I have restarted my Atkins journey after losing and then gaining 50 lbs. It has been one week and I’m 10 lbs down. More importantly I haven’t had aspartame or caffeine for a week! Thank you so much for inspiring me. This time around I am doing induction by the book and eating real food, not “low carb” Frankenfood. The only chemical I’ve ingested is Splenda in my Diet Rite, 3 or fewer cans a day, of course. Sugar alcohols and aspartame totally stall me. You rock!

Skyreader1 says:

I so glad I ran across you vlog. For years I followed one version or another of Atkins diets and heavily used artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners are a deteriment to your health. Like it or not they are neurotoxins. Because of this I have suffered and am still suffering the negative side effects. Most are pesticides. Yes pesticides. Neurotoxins that can cause neurological problems, digestive disorders, brain damage, cancers, weight gain etc.. Your better off staying with whole foods.

As for the sugar alcohols and the sweets, I would suggest doing without them as much as possible. Focusing on natural sweets like fruits as much as possible. Do what you can and start exercising (as simple as bike riding or something fun outside), and at your age you can be successful.

You are looking at someone who swore he could never live without Diet Dew. I use to drink well over gallon per day. With Atkins I valued the benefits I was seeing more than the temporary pleasure of soda. I would suggest perhaps Atkins 2002 might be a bit too restrictive for a 13 year old, and perhaps a better course would be the Atkins for Life plan.

It is more about restricting the whites (sugar, flour, starches) in your diet while still eating roughly 80-120g per day.

IWillBeALoser says:

Hey so im only 12 and i dont know if i can stick without having any sweets like sugar free ones..if i only subtract half of the sugar alcohols off and count carbs do you think i would like completly stop losing weight?
my goal is to lose 50 pounds by november (for my 13th birthday) so..what should i do?
and also i know you say the 3 sweetners limit but i put that much in a glass (2cups) of tea so..ya just give me some advice lol

Glad to hear you found the video helpful. There are way too many people that fall for the marketing hype and then wonder why they don’t achieve the results they want.

HEIBAOSHEN says:

I’m glad I just found this, I tried atkins and had ill effects and have been afraid to try it since, now I realize its because of all the sugar alcohol, and caffiene I was intaking.

Thanks for watching and commenting.

jefffaldalen says:

Great video and I look forward to your next one. Hey if you get a chance, stop by my channel and check out what I have going on. Let me know when you have something up

Sorry, I like flavor not filling.

PARKEREAL says:

im glad you ask its unprocessed and it feels you up etc. broccoli yuck

Why would I want to do that when I can eat a steak and broccoli with cheese?

just eat dirt has no carbs

narcismo247 says:

Thanks for the reply. Thats about what i’ve been paying also…but i don’t have a local grocer that carries them.When ordering on-line I get jacked on shipping(about $100 mo.).
I’ll GOOGLE your advice on the flour, and post back with any low-carb culinary breakthroughs… lol! Thanks again, you’re dooing people a great service.

Sorry I have never seen it. The Shirataki noodles I purchase are $1.89 per package either at my local asian or regular grocer. That isn’t way out of order, but not having to pay shipping saves a lot.

As for the flour, look for glucomannan or konjac flour, and konjacfoods sells the a pound for $19.

I’ve tried the shirataki noodles…pretty good. Pretty expen$ive also. Been looking for shirataki root flour, but cant seem to find it(if it’s even available).Any idea where to find it?

Thanks for the comments… It is definitely a YMMV thing. I am typically someone who would rather eat food less processed than more, so Dreamfields is very rare occurrence for me. There are so many other ways to enjoy that pasta experience — shirataki noodles, spaghetti squash, faux rice, etc.

Re: Dream Fields pasta. I’ve noticed many people react differently it terms of blood sugar spikes and stalling weight loss. I would suggest poeple considering adding it to their diet should closly moniter their blood sugar levels in conjunction with Ketosis strips, to see how it affects you.
P.S. Love your videos.

shine305stud says:

thanks for all the info.you look great keep up the good work.

setiamon says:

I hate very mad experiences with thouse little surger alchole candies,i gave them up.

I also expeirenced problems with diet soda’s it seems the citric acid can also cause this problem…I found actually physillium husk helped regulate me

TrueLoveWithin says:

That makes a lot of sense.

My problem is that personally they seemed like crutch or too much like my former way of eating. For me if I have a portion control problem, I would rather have it with something like nuts than SF Chocolate. If you can handle the portion control problem and the GI problems don’t bother you, you can certainly try them.

Anything (convenience or treat food) that was going to possibly derail me I ate with a high degree of evaluation. It just wasn’t worth it.

Sugar free candy isn’t all that bad. I’d know I’d rather feel guilty having too many sugar-free chocolates than too many regular chocolates. My sister would have constipation problems, and the chocolates helped here where many other remedies wouldn’t. Still not something to eat if you have plans for the day.