It’s Low In Carbs
The unsweetened kinds of almond milk are naturally low in carbs. A 100g serving of almond milk contains approximately 0.3g of carbs, most of which is dietary fiber. The exact amount of dairy milk has about 4.6g of carbs in lactose, a type of natural sugar.
Remember that sweetened commercial varieties of all kinds of milk might be much higher in carbs because they contain those added sugars. Consuming added sugars can be easily absorbed and cause an increase in your blood sugar levels.
Some folks who have health conditions, including diabetes, might need to monitor the number of carbs in their diets. There’s been research done to evaluate the effects of sweetened beverages on type 2 diabetes risk.
According to the study, drinking a lot of SSBs is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Lower carb alternatives, such as unsweetened almond milk, can make managing your blood sugar levels easier.
In a study that included 27,662 adults, switching SSBs with other options, such as coffee without milk, was associated with around 20% lower chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
4 thoughts on “Almond Milk: 7 Benefits and 5 Side Effects”
Been using almond milk for several years. Really love it in my morning coffee.
I like almond milk in my coffee, but I cannot do unsweetened. I switched from coffee, mate to silk, almond milk, crème brûlée or vanilla. This is great and much better and lower in calories than what I was previously using. But unsweetened I tried, and cannot do in my coffee.
My son was put on a Low Carb diet to help with seizure control by his neurologist he recommended Unsweetened almond milk because it was low in carbs. Just so happened that I had been having digestion problems, my gastroenterologist told me that as we age we loose the ability to breakdown milk proteins so he suggested that I try Soy milk. I tried for a year but the matter only got worse! So I switched to Almond milk along with my son, and have had no problems.
Dairy is a mucus producing item. If one had sinus problems, almond milk WILL be your friend.