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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 22 hours ago

Alcohol of any kind is a carb, a fairly simple one at that.

Do you have a source to support that statement? Everything I can find, including the American Diabetes Association and Teladoc, says otherwise.

I get that your body processes alcohol similar to fructose, but that doesn't make it a carb.