Nina wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:55:33 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> > wrote:
>
>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> It's the carbs. DH's been diabetic for 27 years. whole wheat and white
>>> wheat, white rice and brown rice do exactly the same thing. We practice
>>> portion control --- a lot.
>>>
>>> You can get away with the number of carbs in a day? Wow! You are lucky.
>>> Most people I know with diabetes have to watch the number of carbs in
>>> each meal.
>>>
>> My partner took his numbers to non-diabetic levels without limiting
>> carbs. He limits fat and refined sugar, eats mostly "good carbs" (whole
>> grains, etc.), eats something like 60-100 grams of carbs and 10-20 grams
>> of protein per meal, roughly, and does lots of daily exercise. (Walking
>> 3-5 miles per day, free weights, calisthenics.)
>
> Well, relative to average American carb consumption, which is in about
> the 250-300 gram range, supposedly, that IS limiting carbs.

Per meal? I kind of doubt that. 300 grams of carbs is 1,200 calories,
and that's not counting protein and fat. By your numbers, the average
American eats something like 3,000 calories at a single meal.

Serene

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