carb content of medications...definitive source

[joko]

does anyone know of a definitive and comprehensive list of carb content for (british) medications, vitamins etc

every thing i look at is vague or foreign meds so not sure what they are...

thanks

[ethandron]

just as a matter of interest, and being very nosey, why do you want the carb content of meds?

[joko]

so i know the carb content. some meds have quite a high count.

if this is a prelude to you warning me not to carb count, please dont...

the anti atkins hysteria in this country was largely down to people misunderstanding the diet...

[ummmm]

But surely the meds are more important than the carb count?

And didn't Atkins die a fat obese man?

[pastafreak]

It silly to be worrying about the carbs in your medicines. That's taking things too far. I doubt any of the proponents of lo-carb diets would even consider that a necessary 'worry'.

[joko]

they are not essential meds...i would not stop them...they are vitamins, minerals painkillers, proplus...just general stuff and i only want to know if they will affect the 2 week induction bit

i have done it before and it worked for me

[cazzz1975]

you can lose weight as effectively well by cutting down on carbs without cutting out carbs

[237SJ]

I would think the carb content of vitamins is so small as to negligible to be honest.

[joko]

not during the initial 2 week phase...then every one counts...

i have discovered that a berooca type tablet i have been taking is actually quite high and has basically ruined my last 2 attempts

once that is done then you go back to eating more normally

[237SJ]

Well I did the Atkins diet (about 8 years ago) and I certainly wouldn`t have worried about carbs in vitamins. In fact because the Atkins diet encouraged me to eat so much veg and good protein, I never felt that I should take multivitamins anyway.

[rowanwitch]

weigh the tablets the most carb they could be is their weight in grams and of course they will be less than that....

[pastafreak]

Actual Berocca tablets do not contain any carbohydrates

http://www.berocca.co.za/stress_faq.php

[ethandron]

joko, i wouldn't dream of warning you about anything. i was genuinely interested as i couldn't think of any reason why you'd need to know, didn't cross my mind about the atkins diet. hope it goes well for you.

[flobadob]

Depending on what you are taking I don't think you should worry too much. Say for example you are taking 20g of medication, then the carbs will only be 10g tops or less, so I wouldn't worry about it.

[joko]

thanks all...but i have looked into this...and id still like to know

can anyone help with my question?

cheers