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low carb diet Q&A

How many carbs in a low carb diet?

I'm going to try a low carb diet combined with my normal workout routine. I understand low carb doesn't mean no carb. How many carbs should I be taking in to be considered low carb and still be healthy?

Start out very low. You are trying to trigger ketosis, where your body shifts to using fat and protein for energy. I would shoot for around 25-50 grams per day, and spread it out, so your body shifts into a ketogenic state. The whole theory behind low carb is that when you body doesn't have carbs to convert into glucose and glycogen for energy, it produced ketones, which convert fat stores into energy. Your body can also use dietary fat as an immediate energy source. The key here, is that you must take in fats. You can't go low carb, low fat, or you will cause nutritional issues, and overwork your liver and kidneys trying to convert too much protein to glucose. The absolute maximum carbohydrates you can take in would be 200 grams approx. I would stay well under this, so as not to cause your body to hover around without going ketogenic. At first, you may have carb cravings. This will occur until your body fully switches into ketosis.

I personally don't recommend the low carb approach unless you are targeting short term fat loss. Learning to eat a clean low saturated fat diet, with plenty of carbs, and counting calories, is ultimately and healthier, and better balanced, lifestyle.

Best of luck!

I'm on a diet that I found in a magazine, and for lunch I'm suppose to eat one cup of low carb soup.?

What exactly would be considered low carb? I mean, how many carbs would be low, and can anyone give me examples of what kind to buy?

Carbs are starches, grains, and sugars (ie bread, rice, etc.) so soups usually don't have very many, as long as they don't have rice or noodles in them. Healthy Choice is a good healthy brand.