Comments on: Article on counting Net Carbs http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2007/02/27/article-on-counting-net-carbs/ Byetta is an Incretin Mimetic, blog for diabetics! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:39:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Marci Carmelita http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2007/02/27/article-on-counting-net-carbs/#comment-24659 Marci Carmelita Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:23:18 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2007/02/27/article-on-counting-net-carbs/#comment-24659 Dreamfields can claim that because it is made with non digestible corn starch instead of flour which cause rapid spikes in blood sugar. It does have similar total carbs to other pasta's---they are just not digested so therefore don't have to be counted. That is why they can label it that way. Demetria-Beth _____ my son, whos is a phd and a research scientist at wyeth pharmacuticals tells me that there is no such thing as "digestible carbs" like dreamfields pasta claims. it is just a marketing ploy. it has the same total carbs as any other pasta.........i do not know if this is accurate, but i am just telling you what he said to me.......................baz <!--more--> John Regan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Dreamfields can claim that because it is made with non digestible corn
starch instead of flour which cause rapid spikes in blood sugar. It does
have similar total carbs to other pasta’s—they are just not digested so
therefore don’t have to be counted. That is why they can label it that way.

Demetria-Beth

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my son, whos is a phd and a research scientist at wyeth pharmacuticals tells
me that there is no such thing as "digestible carbs" like dreamfields pasta
claims. it is just a marketing ploy. it has the same total carbs as any
other pasta………i do not know if this is accurate, but i am just telling
you what he said to me…………………..baz


John Regan

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]]> By: Neva Marjory http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2007/02/27/article-on-counting-net-carbs/#comment-24653 Neva Marjory Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:53:05 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2007/02/27/article-on-counting-net-carbs/#comment-24653 my son, whos is a phd and a research scientist at wyeth pharmacuticals tells me that there is no such thing as "digestible carbs" like dreamfields pasta claims. it is just a marketing ploy. it has the same total carbs as any other pasta.........i do not know if this is accurate, but i am just telling you what he said to me.......................baz John Regan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] my son, whos is a phd and a research scientist at wyeth pharmacuticals tells me
that there is no such thing as "digestible carbs" like dreamfields pasta claims.
it is just a marketing ploy. it has the same total carbs as any other
pasta………i do not know if this is accurate, but i am just telling you what
he said to me…………………..baz

John Regan

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