My brother tried explaining it to me, but I’m starting to think he doesn’t understand it either. *My* understanding is that net carbs is based on the digestable and non-digestable carbs in a good. So if it’s 5 grams, but you can’t digest 3, then it’s really only 2 grams of carbs. My brother is saying that as long as he eats fiber, he cns have carbs? Like he can eat pizza because he had a high-fiber vegetable with it. I’m starting to doubt either of us understand net carbs. What’s the deal? What exactly is a carb, and how do net carbs work?
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Your brother is getting it mixed up i believe.
Fiber is part of carbs, just like sugar and starch.
But, unlike sugar and starch, your fiber is being digested differently so it basically doesn’t become sugar for energy, so its safe to consume(and dont count it for your daily carb intake) for a low carb diet like keto.
But if you eat the bread from pizza, it will still count normally.
Although now that i read this post, while i am having doubts and want to eat a pizza, i believe i am not mistaken. Maybe someone else could shed more light with details.
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