Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I have noticed on some cookies marked as " Sugar Free " that they contain something called Sugar Alcohol. How does this differ from a regular sugar content? The label on the box claims no sugars but 5 g of Sugar Alcohol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 bigricky8@qwest wrote: > I have noticed on some cookies marked as " Sugar Free " that they > contain something called Sugar Alcohol. How does this differ from a > regular sugar content? The label on the box claims no sugars but 5 g > of Sugar Alcohol Alcohol sugars enter the bloodstream as glucose more slowly that conventional sugars. This provides two advantages. 1) Since alcohol sugars are chemically different than normal table sugar, the manufacturers can advertise that their products are " sugar free, " fooling gullible diabetics that it's safe to eat as much of their products as they wish. 2) As they enter the bloodstream more slowly, there actually is an advantage to the diabetic as the pancreas has more time to produce insulin to deal with the glucose load from the alcohol sugars. This actually does keep your BGs lower to some degree. However, in the case of something like cookies, you still have to deal with the rest of the carbohydrates which are in the flour. Those can be far too many for most diabetics .... which brings us back to reason #1. Although the flour in the cookies can raise your BGs to unacceptable levels, the manufacturer can still deceive uninformed diabetics that their cookies are safe to eat because they're " sugar free. " The disadvantages: 1) Slow or fast, they're still carbohydrates which you have to deal with to manage your blood glucose levels. They're not " free " foods. 2) They tend to cause loose stools or diarrhea if you consume much of them. Enjoy! Immodium rules! Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 At 12:54 PM 8/15/2005, Edd wrote: > 2) They tend to cause loose stools or >diarrhea if you consume much of them. Enjoy! Immodium rules! > > > Edd That was my experience. I ate a 'single serving' of sugar free candy and had a stomach ache for well over a day. My system apparently does not tolerate sugar alcohol at all. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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