Low Carb vs. High

Low carb diets can be classified as food plans that require keeping carbohydrates as low as 3% and never more than about 25 to 30%. Low carb diets include programs like Atkins, Protein Power, The Zone, Sugar Busters and the South Beach diet.

As you can see by the chart below, the Ornish and Pritikin diets at 70% and 80% carbs, are definitely high carb.

Low carb diets can be concealed as food plans that require keeping carbohydrates as low as 3% and never more than hereabouts 25 to 30%. This is much lower than the 50 to 60% recommended by most good scientists and valid research. Low carb diets include programs like Atkins, Protein Power, The Zone, Sugar Busters and the South tidewater diet.

As you can see by the rough below, the Ornish and Pritikin diets at 70% and 80% carbs, are definitely high carb. One means used to distract people’s attentiveness away from the fact that the Atkins diet is inside an unhealthy food plan is to approximate a “low carb” diet to a “high carb” diet. However, neither one is the best solution.

Although the in-depth research of Dr. Dean Ornish, using his high carb/low fat diet, has uncovered some extraordinary findings and produced phenomenal results in reversing heart disease, as a weight loss program and regular eating plan, it has some drawbacks. The Ornish diet, as with Pritikin, is proving to be too low in healthy oils from fish, olives, nuts and seeds. Plus, it may also raise triglycerides and lower HDL (good) cholesterol.

This write shows you carb, fat and protein comparisons:

                 Carbs  Fat     Protein
Atkins		 3-20% 	45-65%  25-35%
South Beach	 10-25% 50-70%  20-30%
Healthy		 50-60% 20-30%  20-25%
Ornish/Pritikin	 70-80%  5-15%  10-15%

Diets at both the top and chutzpah extremes have their problems. Anyone can lose weight on a diet – fad or otherwise - for a week, a month or even six months. But, for a weight loss program to be truly effective, your diet must suit part of your lifestyle and the question of everyday food choices. beside health concerns, too many people find both low carb and high carb diets difficult to stick with for a lifetime. Your best bet is to develop a low calorie, healthy eating lifestyle that includes regular moderate exercise.