What is low carb diet?

[Allanlamb]

All food is made up of three primary macro nutrients – carbohydrates (or sugars), proteins, and fats. Low carb implies that the percentage of carbohydrate (by calorie) is low – but lower than what?

High Carb 50-70% (USDA Food Pyramid)
Moderate Carb 40-50%
Low Carb 25-39%
Very Low Carb 0-25%
However it is common to find that any diet less than 50-60% carb ratio is called a low carb diet. Depending on one’s sensitivity to carbohydrates, a moderate carb ratio may be better than a high carb ratio.

By definition, the lower the carb ratio – the higher the fat and protein ratio. Generally speaking a low carb diet will also tend to be a high protein diet.

[GracieBarraPTY]

All food is made up of three primary macro nutrients – carbohydrates (or sugars), proteins, and fats. Low carb implies that the percentage of carbohydrate (by calorie) is low – but lower than what?

High Carb 50-70% (USDA Food Pyramid)
Moderate Carb 40-50%
Low Carb 25-39%
Very Low Carb 0-25%
However it is common to find that any diet less than 50-60% carb ratio is called a low carb diet. Depending on one’s sensitivity to carbohydrates, a moderate carb ratio may be better than a high carb ratio.

By definition, the lower the carb ratio – the higher the fat and protein ratio. Generally speaking a low carb diet will also tend to be a high protein diet.

I think you might be confusing LOW CARB with LOW GI. The LOW GI diet works, I know first hand be cause I've lost nothing but fat while on this diet. Remember diets aren't fads or temporary things you do, their actual lifestyles. Check out LOW GI DIET or just look at these links.

http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/...cfoodchart.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index

http://gidiet.com/canada/about.html

I hope this helps.

Cheers

[David Swift]

This is very general :
Vegetables.
Milk.
Meats.
Fruits.
These are very general low carb diets which are available every where .

[Kingsley]

We can't certain diet for the general public the reason is that it depends on the need of the users. Some people wish to use the low and some high carb dieting.

[Alfie]

As far as some low carb diets are
Fruits
Milk
Green vegetables
Salad
I hope it is useful for your good health.