Fri, Oct-14-16, 14:04
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Senior Member
Posts: 877
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Plan: Dr. Bernstein, low carb
Stats: 200/178/155
BF:
Progress: 49%
Location: Southern California
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FYI, in things like bars or other sugar free products, the key ingredient to watch out for is malitol, a sugar alcohol. It is known for causing bloating. It also tends to spike blood sugars, though the claim is that it does not. I think Atkins bars use malitol, I know most of the sugar free chocolates do.
Other sugar alcohols are not as prone to produce this effect (xylitol, erythritol), but they are not as commonly used in bars and such. Quest bars seem to be ok, but pricey. I use PowerCrunch bars which have more natural ingredients, but do have a bit of sugar.
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