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Newsgroups: alt.support.diet.low-carb
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:15:10 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sat, Oct 31 2009 5:15 pm
Subject: Re: Translating "Nutrition Facts" Lables into something useful
On Oct 31, 5:42 am, Ed K <edkom...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've lost 40 lbs (15% of my starting weight) and lowered my blood Actually there is a standard formula. Fat is 9cal/gram, protein and > pressure considerably loosely following a common-sense low-carb diet > (cutting out all soda, obvious starchy/sugary food and increasing > animal protein), but I've plateaued for several months and still have > about 30 lbs to go...so it's time to take it a step further. I'm > taking a closer look at what I eat and need a bit of help better > understanding how I can translate/condense what's given on a > Nutritional Facts lable into something more useful for me. > Cals and how many Cals come from fat are easy to find, but then they carb are 4cal/gram. It's also generally accepted that fiber does not get metabolized as a carb, so you can deduct fiber from the carb count. So, in the USA if a label lists 10g of carb, 4 fiber, you would only count 6g as carb as part of a lc plan. If you add up the counts on labels they usually come out close, but not exactly due to rounding and the way the numbers are actually calculated. Sometimes however you will find labels that don't add up and are a real mystery. Another source of info is the USDA nutritional database which is Congratulations on your success. You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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