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Priscilla H. Ballou Priscilla H. Ballou is offline
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In article >,
> wrote:

> There are no candies made without sugar.


Yet right below you talk about Polyols -- which are NOT sugar -- and
"sugar-free" candies sweetened with them.

Your logic is faulty.

Priscilla

>
> Extract from Google
>
> What do Polyols do?
>
> a.. Polyols are derived from sugars, but they are not processed by the
> body like sugars. Polyols have many advantages such as reduced calories as
> compared to sugar, reduced insulin response, ability to be labelled
> "sugar-free" and "no sugar added",
> Although the Polyol Comparison Chart shows less calories the data is not
> validated by any Governmental food agencies.
> You may have less calories but it requires more insulin to process.
>
> While attending diabetic teaching one person used to bring sobitol candies
> every day.
> Then we decided to take our blood sugar before eating the sugar-free candies
> and after. Then we compared the results with people having not ate the
> sugar-free candies with those who had. It clearly demonstrated that those
> who had the sugar-free candies had a much higher level of sugar.
> I was very disappointed.
>
> "Priscilla H. Ballou" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> There are no candies made without sugar.

> >
> > On the contrary, there are many brands and varieties. Most of them are
> > sweetened with polyols, though, and those can also be a problem for some
> > people.
> >
> > Priscilla