is sugar acholol healthy for you? does it have side effects if you eat it?
2006-07-11 05:03:01 · 3 answers · asked by disco 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Sugar alcohol is a another type of carbohydrate however each gram contains less than the typical 4 calories. A lot of the low-carb products put sugar alcohols in their products because they don't spike your insulin like traditional sugars (glucose, dextrose, sucrose, fructrose etc).
As far as I know, sugar alcohols have no ill effects other than that they may cause gas in some people. I think sugar alcohols can be identified as sorbitol and maltitol (basically anything ending in -ol).
You can read more at:
http://www.lowcarb.ca/tips/tips010.html
http://www.ynhh.org/online/nutrition/advisor/sugar_alcohol.html
Hope that helps.
2006-07-11 05:12:23 · answer #1 · answered by mchenryeddie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll usually see it listed as Maltilol. For some people it is an acceptable sugar substitute, however many people find that it either slows or stops their weight loss or causes "intestinal disturbance". Your mileage may vary.
Personally, I believe in staying away from artificial products as much as possible and concentrating on fresh, whole, homemade foods (although I will occasionally make a treat with an artificial sweetener like Splenda).
2006-07-11 12:14:24 · answer #2 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-11 12:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by game_freak517 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋