Anheuser-Busch strikes back against low-carb diet books

Full article at:
http://tinyurl.com/2pclu

The error of their ways -
Anheuser-Busch Cos. is worried that low-carb diet books wrongly
dissuade people from drinking beer. In a new brochure, the brewer
counters what it says are the three most common "errors."

Low-carb diet books say -
Beer is high in sugar, particularly maltose.
Beer has a high glycemic index, and foods with high glycemic indexes
are not appropriate for low-carb diets.
Drinking beer will give you a beer belly.

A-B says -
During fermentation, yeast consumes the maltose, converting it into
alcohol.
Beer contains too few carbs to be tested for glycemic index. For
example, a person would have to drink more than seven Bud Lights in 15
minutes to consume the 50 grams necessary to measure the resulting
blood sugar. (hahaha-not!)

Consuming too many calories - and a genetic predisposition - are to
blame for a large gut.

--
Jean M.
New food of the week: Ice water. Lots of it.
(The jalapeño peppers are very hot!)

Do away with flipfloping to e-mail.

Jean M. wrote:

Full article at:
http://tinyurl.com/2pclu

The error of their ways -
Anheuser-Busch Cos. is worried that low-carb diet books wrongly
dissuade people from drinking beer. In a new brochure, the brewer
counters what it says are the three most common "errors."

Low-carb diet books say -
Beer is high in sugar, particularly maltose.
Beer has a high glycemic index, and foods with high glycemic indexes
are not appropriate for low-carb diets.
Drinking beer will give you a beer belly.

A-B says -
During fermentation, yeast consumes the maltose, converting it into
alcohol.
Beer contains too few carbs to be tested for glycemic index. For
example, a person would have to drink more than seven Bud Lights in 15
minutes to consume the 50 grams necessary to measure the resulting
blood sugar. (hahaha-not!)

Consuming too many calories - and a genetic predisposition - are to
blame for a large gut.

--
Jean M.
New food of the week: Ice water. Lots of it.
(The jalapeño peppers are very hot!)

Do away with flipfloping to e-mail.

From reading this you would think alcohol is calorie-free!

Alcolol has higer energy density than fat. It metabolises into acetaldehyde
then ketone bodies instead of glucose. So of course it is low GI, but high
in calories.

The same sort of consumer duping goes into advertising vegetable oil as
"cholesterol free". Vegetables don't contain cholerterol, but some contain
other types of fats.

gtoomey

On 3/17/2004 1:10 AM, Gregory Toomey wrote:

Alcolol has higer energy density than fat.

I thought alcohol was 5 kcals per gram while fat is 9 kcals per gram?


--
jmk in NC

On 3/17/2004 11:39 AM, Ignoramus5568 wrote:
In article , jmk wrote:

On 3/17/2004 1:10 AM, Gregory Toomey wrote:


Alcolol has higer energy density than fat.

I thought alcohol was 5 kcals per gram while fat is 9 kcals per gram?




alcohol is 7, fat is 9.

I think that the OP meant that alcohol had more energy per gram than
carbs.

Well, that much is true but he said fat which is 9 kcals per gram and
definitely more dense than alcohol.

--
jmk in NC

Less than 100 calories in a Bud Light.


"Gregory Toomey" wrote in message
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Jean M. wrote:

Full article at:
http://tinyurl.com/2pclu

The error of their ways -
Anheuser-Busch Cos. is worried that low-carb diet books wrongly
dissuade people from drinking beer. In a new brochure, the brewer
counters what it says are the three most common "errors."

Low-carb diet books say -
Beer is high in sugar, particularly maltose.
Beer has a high glycemic index, and foods with high glycemic indexes
are not appropriate for low-carb diets.
Drinking beer will give you a beer belly.

A-B says -
During fermentation, yeast consumes the maltose, converting it into
alcohol.
Beer contains too few carbs to be tested for glycemic index. For
example, a person would have to drink more than seven Bud Lights in 15
minutes to consume the 50 grams necessary to measure the resulting
blood sugar. (hahaha-not!)

Consuming too many calories - and a genetic predisposition - are to
blame for a large gut.

--
Jean M.
New food of the week: Ice water. Lots of it.
(The jalapeño peppers are very hot!)

Do away with flipfloping to e-mail.

From reading this you would think alcohol is calorie-free!

Alcolol has higer energy density than fat. It metabolises into
acetaldehyde
then ketone bodies instead of glucose. So of course it is low GI, but high
in calories.

The same sort of consumer duping goes into advertising vegetable oil as
"cholesterol free". Vegetables don't contain cholerterol, but some contain
other types of fats.

gtoomey

Bob wrote:

Less than 100 calories in a Bud Light.

yes, but why would anyone in their right mind want to drink bud light?

Bud Light is the #1-selling beer in the U.S.---not the #1-selling light
beer---the #1-selling beer, period. Go back to your sulphite-ridden wine.


"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
...
Bob wrote:

Less than 100 calories in a Bud Light.

yes, but why would anyone in their right mind want to drink bud light?

Bob wrote:

Bud Light is the #1-selling beer in the U.S.---not the #1-selling light
beer---the #1-selling beer, period. Go back to your sulphite-ridden wine.

yeah, that proves ... what? that people are sheep.

bud light is crap. just because lots of people drink it doesn't mean
that it's not crap.

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:15:20 GMT, The Queen of Cans and Jars
wrote:

Bob wrote:

Bud Light is the #1-selling beer in the U.S.---not the #1-selling light
beer---the #1-selling beer, period. Go back to your sulphite-ridden
wine.

yeah, that proves ... what? that people are sheep.

bud light is crap. just because lots of people drink it doesn't mean
that it's not crap.


She speaks the truth. Bud light is crap. It's flavored water.

--
Bob in CT
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Bob in CT

writes:

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:15:20 GMT, The Queen of Cans and Jars
wrote:

Bob wrote:

Bud Light is the #1-selling beer in the U.S.---not the #1-selling light
beer---the #1-selling beer, period. Go back to your sulphite-ridden
wine.

yeah, that proves ... what? that people are sheep.

bud light is crap. just because lots of people drink it doesn't mean
that it's not crap.


She speaks the truth. Bud light is crap. It's flavored water.

Really. And bad flavored water at that. There are good, real beers available
if you're going to drink beer. I don't see the point in poisoning the taste
buds, whether you're low-carbing or not.


Daria
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sugar-free since 2/1/04
low-carb since 2/17/04