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BonMetz
BonMetz Posts: 102
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How many grams of carbs do you consume to make it a low carb diet?

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  • Classalete
    Classalete Posts: 464 Member
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    No carbs, straight albacore and chicken breast diet.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,021 Member
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    I consume around 150 g's a day which represents about 20% of my total calorie consumption. Anything under 50% is considered a lower carb type diet, not to be confused with a very low carb diet, popular with the ketogenic crowd.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,522 Member
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    <50g is generally considered a low carb diet
  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
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    Somewhere around the 50g mark. But it's quite subjective...others are at 150g or 100g or 75g....but all of the above are low considering the normal "recommended" carb intake.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    <50g is generally considered a low carb diet
    Some may be on a lowER carb diet, maybe around 100g. But this.
  • mplasky
    mplasky Posts: 13
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    i am on a low carb diet and my doctor suggest i stay around 30 carbs.
  • dennydifferent
    dennydifferent Posts: 135 Member
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    There's no one definition that I know of, but I tend to think of it as:
    from zero to 20g = very low,
    21g to 80g = low
    81g to 150g = just "watching" your carb intake. This is a wider range so a bit easier to stick to, but won't have the dramatic effects of the lower levels, I think.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,021 Member
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    There's no one definition that I know of, but I tend to think of it as:
    from zero to 20g = very low,
    21g to 80g = low
    81g to 150g = just "watching" your carb intake. This is a wider range so a bit easier to stick to, but won't have the dramatic effects of the lower levels, I think.
    What dramatic effects are those?
  • sras13
    sras13 Posts: 6
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    honestly, they make lower carb carbs everywhere. Breads, pasta, rice, buns, cereal, toritillas etc. You dont need to change the amount necessarily just switch to the low carb version. My mom has found a lot of these that taste very good since she is diabetic, if you want to try some of them I can send you links to the lowest carb ones we have found!
  • BonMetz
    BonMetz Posts: 102
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    I would love the links thanks
  • napanda69
    napanda69 Posts: 22
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    Going for <80...more like 60.

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