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Until the Food and Drug Administration rules on the legal definition of "low carb" or "carb lite," companies can get in trouble explicitly marketing their products as such. Nutrition labels can be used, however, to break down a food's carbohydrate content, enabling dieters to subtract so-called nonimpact carbs. Those include fiber and artificial sweeteners such as sugar alcohols, which don't raise blood-sugar levels...
...proliferation of low-carb treats is largely due to Splenda, a zero-calorie sugar derivative that handles heat better than Equal or Sweet...
...Some low-carb sweets rely on sugar alcohols, which are slowly digested carbs that have no impact on insulin levels but can, in excess, wreak havoc on your digestive tract...
PRODUCTS Reduced Carb vs. the Regular Brand...
...carb foods are migrating from speciality stores to grocery shelves alongside their higher-carb brethren as food manufacturers play catch-up in the great diet chase...