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The concept of net carbs is based on the fact that not all carbohydrates affect the body in the same manner. Fiber is important in calculating net carbs, but fiber doesn’t carry any caloric value. The Nutrition Facts food label lists Total Carbohydrate followed by Dietary Fiber and Total Sugars. The sugars are the natural and added sugars in the food product and are included in the Total Carbohydrate.

For example, if a food has 15 grams of Total Carbohydrate and 6 grams of Dietary Fiber, then subtract the 6 from the 15 to equal 9, which is how much Net Carbohydrate the food has, making it half of a carbohydrate choice. Check out Chapter 6 for more on counting carbohydrate choices and Chapter 9 for more on the Nutrition Facts food label.

Traditionally, soluble fiber got the credit for lowering cholesterol, whereas improvement of bowel regularity was attributed to insoluble fiber. The truth is that both fiber sources improve regularity and lower blood cholesterol.