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Originally Posted by Tryin2LoseIt
Here is my question though... I do understand what the book says about beer, but I have done A LOT of research on the subject as I LOVE my beer!
"The best-selling "South Beach Diet" book slams beer and bans drinking it,
saying it is high in maltose, a form of sugar. The trouble is, there is no maltose in beer. Maltose, from barley malt, is found in beer only in its early brewing stages and is eliminated when yeast converts it to alcohol and carbonation. Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob, Michelob ULTRA and all major-selling Anheuser-Busch beers contain no maltose."
I'm not knocking the book or the diet, and I want to do it correctly, but I don't understand how there is such contradicting evidence of maltose in beer. Does anyone have any further wisdom on the beer debate??
I do know that beer has calories and consuming too many calories isn't good! For now, I will limit my beer and stick to red wine and see if that helps. I do know my mom has been doing SB since March, has lost 30+ pounds (and only started at 5'5", 165 lbs) and has drank beer through the entire diet - just in moderation.
I'm hoping that the scales down down again soon. Thank you all for the support - I really need it right now!! Also, any input on this beer debate would be great!
THANKS BEACHERS!
Tryin, the beer thing was a major concern for me, too. I just started phase 1, so I'm not consuming any ETOH right now, and I'm missing it.
From my own research and from the research and experience of my three type 1 diabetic friends, beer really does affect blood sugars more than other alcohols. Wine will to a slightly lesser extent, and certain low carb drinks only minimally affect blood sugars. My type 1 friends stick with dirty martinis or straight whiskey/bourbon on the rocks, or vodka with a diet "juice" or soda mixed in.
I really love beer. Not cheap beer, but expensive, full-bodied beer. Stuff that probably literally *is* liquid bread.
So I've decided that once I get well into phase 2, I'll take it as it comes. I like red wine, so I figure I'll try to stick with a glass of wine when we go out. If I'm really craving a beer or know I will be having beer, I plan on decreasing my grain/carb intake for the day accordingly, and hope to only stick with one beer. I plan on eliminating my previous routine of 1-2 servings of wine or beer with my supper 3-4 times a week, and just drink on special occasions or when we go out.
I don't think beer must be excluded on SB, but I do think that, of many of the ETOH drinks out there, beer is on the worse-for-you part of the spectrum, in terms of what it does to your blood sugar.
TinkFreak117 , 08-13-2009 02:26 PM
Tryin2LoseIt , 08-14-2009 03:53 PM
murphmitch , 08-14-2009 06:49 PM
