Low-carbohydrate diet.

Low-carbohydrate diet

One of the most used type of the keto diet is low carbohydrate diet.

A low-carbohydrate diet inhibit the rich carbohydrate foods.

It limited the carbohydrate containing food and increase the amount of fat and protein containing food.

Mainly a high amount of fat and protien in daily diet instead of carbohydrates is low carbohydrate diet.

Standard amount of carbohydrate in low carbohydrate diet

There are no specific standardization of the percentage of carbohydrates in low carbohydrate diet.

 A research says less than 20% carbohydrate content is good for low carbohydrate diet.

 Restriction of  carbohydrate intake to 20 to 60 grams per day is the main rules of the low carbohydrate diet.

 But a daily average of 130 g of carbohydrates per day is recommended by The National Academy of Medicine.

The FAO and WHO are also recommend similarly.

Types of Low- carbohydrate diet:

1. Atkin’s diet

2. South Beach Diet

3. Zone diet