DEAR DR. GOTT: I received your “No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook” for Christmas last year and have enjoyed many of the recipes in it. I have also lost and kept off 15 pounds. Thank you.
I would like to ask your opinion on two items I eat regularly — xylitol as a sweetener and almond meal as a flour substitute in baking.
DEAR READER: Xylitol is naturally present to some degree in fruits, berries, mushrooms and lettuce, and is a part of our daily metabolism.
In the 1960s, this white crystalline substance was added to foods as a sweetener. Because it is purported to reduce the rate of tooth decay, sugar-free candies and gum manufacturers add the product as the principal sweetener, making it ideal for diabetics. [Read more...]
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January 30, 2010 By