Originally Posted by AtomicLush
Actually, you might want to check what the sugar substitute is. Sucrose/Splendor is low-crab-diet-friendly. Whereas aspartame/Nutrasweet is NOT recommended for low crab diets because the body thinks it's cabs and will throw people off their diet/ketosis.
That is not true. I drink diet coke like a fiend and it contains a ton of aspartame. Aspartame has has zero impact on ketosis.
Aspartame does not react to heat well (splenda does) which is why you don't see aspartame in anything that has to be baked or heated.
To the OP's question, "sugar free" is more meaningful to diabetics, not as much to those doing Atkins to lose weight. Deserts that contain flour are a big no-no for atkins, but are OK for diabetics. The key is to look at the Total Carbohydrate breakdown. Atkins or low carb products (like candy) that have proportionately high amounts of either 'sugar alcohol' or 'dietary fibre' are fine becuase they have little to no effect on blood sugar. This is why you'll see a low carb candy bar that lists 14 grams of carbs on the label, but only 2 grams of "net impact" carbs. 10 of those grams are sugar alcohol, 2 are fibre. Products with lots of sugar alcohol have a huge impact on your GI tract, so eat them in moderation.