Group: General Diet & Nutrition

General Diet & Nutrition
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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Atkins Critique

porkyhead
porkyhead
Posts: 3
Joined: 2005/04/22
United States
2005/05/09, 03:54 PM
Hey all. I am new to freetrainers and have been reading the amazing stuff here for a couple weeks. I just wanted to pass along this article that critiques Atkins, and repeats a lot of the good information found on this board:

http://www.ponder-this.net/carb.html
DX14AG
DX14AG
Posts: 1,055
Joined: 2004/07/22
United States
2005/05/11, 02:41 PM
The best way to lose weight is not by Atkins, or any diet for that matter. Try to incorporate 55-60% of your calories from carbohydrate (about 110-120 g carb).

ok...great post, but I don't really think that the 55-60% of the calories that come from carbohydrates equals only 110 to 120 grams of carbs. I don't know can someone explain that one to me?

DX
DX14AG
DX14AG
Posts: 1,055
Joined: 2004/07/22
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2005/05/11, 07:54 PM
Yeah thanks for the numbers. lol That is a very small person. That just doesn't seem right with the 120 grams of carbs.

DX