Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 > Hello all, > > I'm wondering what the carbohydrate content of kefir is, as > I'd like to begin an " Atkins " diet. Does anybody know? I > think I saw something about this a while back, but I can't > find it. See http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/yogurt.html where it's claimed that one cup of kefir contains approximately four grams of carbohydrate, but also see Chris' post #30705 where he says that the lactic acid in kefir also counts as a carbohydrate, which I don't really understand. Does the digestive tract convert lactic acid to blood sugar Chris? Does the liver? Does it effect insulin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 > > I also read the post from the person whose insulin was raised > by kefir, and I wonder was it plain kefir? Hardly anyone in the > US drinks it plain - the health food store in my area mostly > only carries the kind with lots of added carbs in the form of > fruit syrup & sugar. I've also seen a lot of confusion about > this, with many people when they say 'kefir' or 'yogurt' mean > lofat yogurt with fruit syrup. Thats why they think yogurt has > 26 grams of carbs. I wondered about that too, but didn't want to piss anybody off by implying they couldn't tell the difference between sweetened and unsweetened kefir. I'm glad _you_ brought it up! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 Don't the body's cells produce lactic acid as a waste product of metabolism? Is _that_ lactic acid recovered by the body and converted into glucose too, or excreted? Is seems that if lactic acid can be used as a fuel source, the body wouldn't waste it. > I'm quite sure the person-- I think her name is Ann but forget (?)-- made her > own kefir, and I would think she'd have thought of that if she didn't. > > I'm not sure what you mean by many things that can happen don't-- usually > most things that can happen do, in varying amounts. It seems rather unreasonable > to me that all this lactic acid will just sit around without being used for > energy somehow. The body converts fructose to glucose-- why wouldn't it do the > same for lactic acid? The body wants energy, so it usually makes energy out > of things that are easy for it to make energy out of. > > I expect the time difference between lactic acid and glucose is similar to > that between fructose and glucose-- of course we have no hard information on it, > so far anyway. > > Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2003 Report Share Posted October 24, 2003 I submitted the carb count question to the Atkins website Support Area and received this response: The carb count for 8 ounces of kefir is roughly 8.0 grams of carbs. This information was found in: The Complete Book Of Food Counts Corinne T. Netzer, one of America's most trusted authorities on the nutritional content of food, has revised and updated her dieter's " bible, " adding more listings than ever before. From A to Z, she lists the calories, carbohydrates, cholesterol, sodium, protein, fat and fiber of thousands and thousands of generic and brand-name foods, including fresh, frozen and fast-food items. Handy conversion table for weights and capacity measurements lets you match portions to diet guidelines. Compact pocket size; 770 pages. This book can be purchased from our web site Shop area. > Hello all, > I'm wondering what the carbohydrate content of kefir is, as I'd > like to begin an " Atkins " diet. Does anybody know? I think I saw > something about this a while back, but I can't find it. > > Heidi V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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