So is "net carbs" a real thing? Or should i just take the total amount page

[thepeanutbutterkid]

of carbs in a particular item?

like if i eat a pound of of pumpkin with approximately 36 grabs of carbs and 13 grams of fiber would the true total carbs be 23? or is that just bunk?

anything anyone could give me to read on the subject?

[sandokan2112]

"Net carbs" is what your body absorbs.... so, i only count "net"

[Sabine]

This holds true for 'real' foods: vegetables, fruit, nuts, dairy. Not for processed and created foods, where 'man-made' carbs/sugars/alcohols/etc are added.

[Greg51]

I have read some research indicating that some of the fiber is converted to calories. It varies by food but typically about half. So net carbs is probably less than the true value.

[Bosstycoon]

carbs-dietary fiber=net carbs so yes you are right on your 36-13..just make sure your eating good carbs and none of that processed crap

[Neckhammer]

Total carbs is what the PB actually goes by.

[DouglaCorbi]

It varies by food but typically about half.

[adamm]

I would recommend total carbs. As a type 1 diabetic, I am very aware when net carbs are off. I ate a protein bar (hey, I was hungry, away from home, and it had no soy) the other day. It promised only 4 grams of net carbs. My blood sugar spiked, and it wasn't from the protein.

Net carbs can be a big fat lie.

--Me

[j3nn]

I wouldn't count dietary fiber as it's not digested. There's more than one type of fiber, so I suggest learning which is which and ignoring the insoluble one in your carb count.

[jakey]

i think it's instructive that the primal blueprint (the book) is not based around net carbs, but total carbs. it means that you don't have to count this so damn precisely!!!