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The proliferation of sugar
free and no sugar added foods has created
a great deal of confusion.
Many of these products
are NOT safe for diabetics and low-carbers.
Take, for example, no sugar added ice cream. The
manufacturer may substitute an artificial sweetener for sugar
in the recipe, and thus he is not adding any sugar.
However, he is making the product with milk, which contains
lactose, a type of sugar.
Or take the hard candy
touted as sugar free that is actually made with
fructose. While not quite as bad as refined table sugar
it is really not very different in terms of carbohydrates
and calories.
As for sugar free
canned fruits, most of them are sweetened with concentrated
grape or apple juice and are certainly not low carbohydrate.
Your best defense is to
read product labels carefully. A manufacturer can disguise
sugar by calling it sucrose, corn syrup, dextrose, or a dozen
other names and technically NOT be adding sugar at
least not refined table sugar. And think carefully about no
sugar added labels; this does NOT mean that the base
product is sugar free, only that no additional sugar has been
used and thats a big difference.
In the end, it is up to
you to be an informed and observant consumer.
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