Sugar Alcohols

dalvare1 · #1 05-07-2006, 05:51 PM

Recently i have noticed that a lot of "low-card" or "no-carb" foods contain sugar alcohols. What exactly are these and how are they any different than sugar in terms of caloric value how your body uses them?

DORIAN JR · #2 05-07-2006, 06:07 PM

Sugar alcohols dont cause a insuline spike but they cause diaherrea and gas. It is the only thing I know about them.

MJR · #3 05-07-2006, 06:41 PM

STAY AWAY, I'm warning you and those AROUND you in a 15 foot radius (or more)

RikerKirk · #4 05-07-2006, 11:35 PM

The "diet" ice cream I eat uses them.

I can say that it is true that gas output is increased.