Protein Power
Protein Power, created by Michael R. Eades and Mary Dan Eades, also buys into the anti - carb mystique. When the Eades talk protein power, they’re not kidding. Their diet cuts carb intake to a lower level than any other popular low - carb, high - protein diet.
The Eades permit no more than 30 grams of carbohydrates a day, regardless of your total calorie intake. One gram of carbohydrate has 4 calories so 30 grams gives you 120 calories. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000 recommends getting 60 percent of your calories from carbs. On the Protein Power diet, 30 grams (120 calories) of carbohydrat
equals
is 10 percent of calories on a 1,200 - calorie diet i^ 8 percent of calories on a 1,500 - calorie diet i^ 7 percent of calories on a 1,800 - calorie diet ** 6 percent of calories on a 2,000 - calorie diet
People with diabetes who do not produce sufficient amounts of insulin, a hormone required for digesting sugars (and other carbohydrates) usually follow controlled carb diets. Some doctors who treat people with diabetes have used low - carb diet websites such as this one as a guide to controlling carbs.
As for the rest of us, it’s back to the stinky breath associated with the excess Atones that accompany high - protein diets (see the “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution” section earlier in this post).
