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Subject: Re: Hennessy and cognac
From: Stephanie
Posted: Tue Feb 4. 2003, 21:19 UTC
Followup to: "Hennessy and cognac"  by Bremer  (Tue Feb 4. 2003, 20:14 UTC)
I am on a low carb diet myself and it has forced me to search for the alcohols 
that I am allowed without breaching the limits of the diet. The interesting 
thing about 80 proof liquors is that there are NO carbohydrates! The problem 
with this seamingly blessed arrangement is that on the low carb diet 
(according to Dr. Atkins) you are trying to get your body to burn fat 
constantly by eliminating the carbs that it would normally burn first. When 
alcohol is in your system however, your body will burn the alcohol instead of 
fat. So you are basically stagnating your diet. Might as well have a big bowl 
of pasta!

This site has proved to be a godsend when it comes to trying to figure out 
carb count. It's a little hard to notice but along the column on the left in 
blue there is a link to a carb counter. Alcoholic drinks are included so check 
it out. http://atkinscenter.com/howto/index.html

Hope this helps and good luck.

Stephanie


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