Carb blocking pills

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(Megan Schenk) #1

Hi. So I’ve been on the diet since March 2018 and I was strict until I went on vacation in July. I took carb pills so I can have “cheat” days. Not going all out just breads and some candy. Anyway, does anyone have experience with the carb pills and if they actually work? What brand do you use?

(Candy Lind) #2

Why do you want to do that to your body? If you want to eat carbs, eat them; just be prepared for the consequences. You might be further deranging your metabolism with this artificial carb avoidance. JMHO.

(Allie) #3

I’d be very surprised, having seen previous discussion of this topic here, if anyone else has used them.

(Allie) #4
#5

Put them in the pile with magic beans, if it was that easy nobody would be overweight. Eat the carbs, get on with it. I’d take bread over candy any day.

(Doug) #6

The theory is that “carbohydrate blockers” stop the body from breaking down complex carbs into the simple ones that the body can absorb. In practice, they do neutralize or stop the action of a great deal of the enzymes (amylases) the body uses to do that breaking-down. However - there is enough left and working that most of the complex carbs get absorbed anyhow.

The study I saw (will post a link) had people eating spaghetti, with and without carb-blockers. The “without” group didn’t absorb all the spaghetti, to begin with - on average 4.7% went through without being absorbed.

The other group that took the carb-blocker with their spaghetti didn’t absorb an average of 7% of the spaghetti. So - some effect, but only an average gain of 2.3% not being absorbed. Virtually worthless, as far as it’s intended function.

(Bunny) #7

Some people like me have extreme heart palpitations from taking those, all they are is Lima beans put in a pill, just eat Lima beans and you will get the same pure lectin (amylase carb blocking) effect…lol

Here is what’s in sugar blockers:

”…Sugar blockers utilize the ingredients Chromium and Gymnema Sylvestre. Chromium is a mineral, found in many different foods and is thought to help your cells absorb blood sugar, which in turn will reduce cravings. However, Gymnema Sylvestre is the most promising of the two sugar blocking ingredients. …” …More

(Sophie) #8

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(Lonnie Hedley) #9

Does it include solar powered flashlights in each room?

(Brian) #10

I understand completely what you’re saying.

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Just conversation, off topic…

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #11

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(gary) #12

I’ve been on exogenous ketones and they are working great.

(Running from stupidity) #13

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#14

Wait!#? Bids are open already? Dang it!

(Running from stupidity) #15

Look, I was here first, right? So you can go and take a long walk off my very very short bridge.

#16

If it pleases the Dear Leader :wink:

(less is more, more or less) #17

I suppose this goes against the OP’s question, but I love the simplicity of living a LCHF way of eating. Why add complexity with [spoiler]snake oil, er, I mean,[/spoiler] “carb blockers?”

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #18

Wait . . . you mean it’s not more fun to eat crap and take pills? Now you tell me! :rofl::rofl::rofl: