Not exact matches
A dietitian designed a
diet that met each study participant's daily energy need and 750 calories in fats and
carbohydrates were trimmed per
day while maintaining the protein amount based
on whether they were in the
higher - or normal - protein group.
It's a pretty simple philosophy: alternate low and
high quantities of
carbohydrates on different
days, while eating adequate protein intake and moderate amounts of fat in the
diet.
Athletes who perform
high intensity exercise do best
on a
diet that is 55 - 60 %
carbohydrate (6 - 10 g / kg /
day) depending
on the intensity, volume and duration of training.
-- The reason this
diet differs from other
diets that rely
on carbohydrate manipulation, is the fact that the
high / moderate carb
days are so important for the muscles as it helps to flood them full of glycogen.
In a study conducted in 2008, women placed
on a low -
carbohydrate diet for 28
days suffered from impaired reaction time and reduced spatial memory compared to women placed
on a
high -
carbohydrate diet.
I am an endurance athlete so had some apprehension leading up to the start of the program as much of my training
diet was dependent upon
carbohydrates (grains) and, some
days, very
high sugar nutrition, yet with advice from Laura
on fueling and how my training could be supported through a low sugar lifestyle, my training never suffered and I felt sustained energy all
day long.
(2012) is a weight loss book written by trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell - Carb cycling - eat a
high -
carbohydrate diet one
day followed by a low -
carbohydrate the next «Slingshot» weeks where you rest to restart your metabolism and avoid plateauing Eat 5 times a
day Portion control method based
on your hand size -LSB-...]
In a
high quality seven
day, randomized, crossover study conducted by Sunehag et al. (2002), twelve healthy, non-obese adolescents (six males, six females) were maintained at home
on prepared, isocaloric
diets containing 60 %
carbohydrate, 25 % fat, and 15 % protein, with 10 % or 40 % of the
carbohydrate (6 or 24 % of dietary energy) content provided by fructose (low fructose or
high fructose
diet, respectively)... The total amounts of fructose ingested in the low and
high fructose
diets were estimated to be 36 and 133 g /
day in females and 40 and 136 g /
day in males.
One gram of
carbohydrates equals about 4 calories, so a
diet of 1,800 calories per
day would equal about 202 grams
on the low end and 292 grams of carbs
on the
high end.