In my view, it depends on each person's own tolerance for carbs, so it
varies a lot.

The key is not so much carbs per se, but avoiding those kinds of carbs (high
glycemic index carbs) that cause insulin to spike and results in food
cravings.

For example, I could eat a 20 carb banana and find that I get tremendous
cravings afterwards for more carbs.

On the other hand, I can eat 20 carbs of mixed vegetables (broccoli,
cauliflower, carrot slices) - the same calories as the banana - and not get
the same cravings.

So the lower-glycemic carbs helps you stay on a low calorie diet, which is
what I'm doing too.

These days I find myself keeping to about 60-70 carbs per day to avoid
hunger. I was thinking of trying some more fruits though...

doug

288/239/?

On 5/19/04 3:04 AM, in article ocjka017ol8m8jj65ngu0m8l72ne15o4qm@4ax.com,

anything less than 100g of carbohydrate a day is generally considered to
be a ketogenic diet.