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Net Carbs and the Food Industry
I am sure you have heard this one in your travels. Big Pharma is hiding things and is very powerful. It is able to prevent things from happening, and through political donations, it controls the government. Do you know who you do not hear this from? Mind you, they are this powerful: The Food industry. To be very specific, the industrial food industry.
This is why they can do things like add net carbs to food labels. This means that you and I swallow the lie and think that something low in net carbs is good for us. No, this is not necessarily the case. And some of these products include things like sugar alcohols, which are not very natural and can do weird things to the human body.
According to the Cleveland Clinic:
1. Gastrointestinal side effects are possible
Because the body can’t fully digest sugar alcohols, you may experience some unpleasant GI symptoms soon after you eat them. In a 2006 British study, researchers gave participants doses of sugar or one of two types of sugar alcohol (xylitol and erythritol). Those taking xylitol reported bloating, gas, upset stomach and diarrhea. Erythritol appeared to have milder effects on the stomach, only increasing nausea and gas when given in large doses.“If you eat foods with sugar alcohols several times a day, you could wind up with some tummy troubles,” notes…