What is low carb?

Now that big companies are marketing 'low carb' products, I'm wondering exactly
what they mean by low carb? Do they just mean it has less carbs than the
traditional product, and if so, by how many?
KFC is now marketing some of their chicken as low carb, but at 17carbs per pc
of chicken it doesn't seem all that low carb to me. (BTW, imo KFC is horrid,
so I don't eat there anyway)
If bread is 17 carbs per slice, will they now call bread that is 16 carbs low
carb? Is there a standard, as in 'low fat' products?
I'm currently working on a dessert, from my calculations it has 8 carbs 2 fiber
per serving, and I hesitate to call it low carb, but I have a feeling that my
ethics and the ethics of big business are wildly different.
Any thoughts?
~Kat


"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

If you have to ask, don't do it until you know more. BTW
KFC is high fat and clinical studies show that high fat is
bad for you in the long term, while clinical studies about
low-carb have never taken it past 18 months.

Jarkat2002 wrote:

Now that big companies are marketing 'low carb' products, I'm wondering exactly
what they mean by low carb? Do they just mean it has less carbs than the
traditional product, and if so, by how many?
KFC is now marketing some of their chicken as low carb, but at 17carbs per pc
of chicken it doesn't seem all that low carb to me. (BTW, imo KFC is horrid,
so I don't eat there anyway)
If bread is 17 carbs per slice, will they now call bread that is 16 carbs low
carb? Is there a standard, as in 'low fat' products?
I'm currently working on a dessert, from my calculations it has 8 carbs 2 fiber
per serving, and I hesitate to call it low carb, but I have a feeling that my
ethics and the ethics of big business are wildly different.
Any thoughts?
~Kat

"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:42:10 -0500, Patricia Heil
wrote:

If you have to ask, don't do it until you know more. BTW
KFC is high fat and clinical studies show that high fat is
bad for you in the long term, while clinical studies about
low-carb have never taken it past 18 months.


Please site your sources when you reference "clinical studies"

A low carb diet is one in which you count grams of carbohydrates rather than
calories or grams of fat. Low carb diets are qualitative, not quantitative,
and that in and of itself is a breath of fresh air.

A lot of people claim to succeed on low carb diets, but the anecdotal
evidence I've seen indicates that the preponderance of people who lose
weight on a low carb diet are not able to maintain that weight.

The same is true, of course, of any diet.

The newsgroup alt.support.diet.low-carb has a lot of information on the
subject and, as I remember, they have a pretty good faq. Two books that come
to mind are _Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution_ and _Protein Power_.

The diets do work, I can tell you that. Whether or not a person can stick to
those diets and make low carb eating a way of life is an individual thing,
so take a hard look at yourself and these diets if it is something that you
might want to pursue.

As far as KFC's claim of "low carb", that's a crock. The fast food
restaurants are not out there for your health. I have little doubt that
whatever KFC is talking about there can be ordered, Supersize, with jumbo
fries and drink.

And by the way, its not the fact that there is fat in the food that you eat
that makes you fat, and its not the cholesterol in the food that you eat
that gives you high cholesterol. Think about it.

Mike

..............................clinical studies show that high fat is
bad for you in the long term, while clinical studies about
low-carb have never taken it past 18 months.


not!

try carrots. Carrots are good for you.


"rosie read and post" wrote in message
...
..............................clinical studies show that high fat is
bad for you in the long term, while clinical studies about
low-carb have never taken it past 18 months.


not!

Agreed. However isn't this a low carb thread? I thought carrots were
on the do not eat until pre-maintenance list for Atkins followers? Then
again, I guess this isn't specifically an Atkins thread. I just tend to
think of Atkins as the yardstick by which low carb diets are measured.

On 10/29/2003 6:28 PM, Barry wrote:
try carrots. Carrots are good for you.


"rosie read and post" wrote in message
...

..............................clinical studies show that high fat is
bad for you in the long term, while clinical studies about
low-carb have never taken it past 18 months.


not!


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jmk in NC

On 10/29/2003 10:36 AM, Jarkat2002 wrote:
Now that big companies are marketing 'low carb' products, I'm wondering exactly
what they mean by low carb?

I don't think that there is a standard for low carb labelling.

Do they just mean it has less carbs than the
traditional product, and if so, by how many
KFC is now marketing some of their chicken as low carb, but at 17carbs per pc
of chicken it doesn't seem all that low carb to me. (BTW, imo KFC is horrid,
so I don't eat there anyway)
If bread is 17 carbs per slice, will they now call bread that is 16 carbs low
carb? Is there a standard, as in 'low fat' products?

Yes, there is a standard for low fat and light products.

Low Fat labelling info
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...99&TYP E=TEXT

Light/Lite labelling info
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...99&TYP E=TEXT

I'm currently working on a dessert, from my calculations it has 8 carbs 2 fiber
per serving, and I hesitate to call it low carb, but I have a feeling that my
ethics and the ethics of big business are wildly different.
Any thoughts?
~Kat


"Rice Krispies. East meets west"
Cosmo Kramer

--
jmk in NC