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**valiumcheepval** · 05-22-2006, 07:00 AM

5000 calories and 400g is low relative to WHAT?

For example, if you were to consume 5,000 calories, with 1600 of those calories coming from carbohydrate, then your diet derives 32% of its calories from carbohydrate. That's an example of carbohydrate intake expressed in relative terms.

If someone weighing 200 pounds ate two grams of carbohydrate per pound of bodyweight, they would also be consuming 400 grams of carbohydrate. This time, however, carbohydrate intake is expressed in absolute terms.

For many people, 400 grams of carbohydrate would be enough to keep their glycogen stores topped up — despite the fact that the diet appears to be low in carbohydrate when expressed in relative terms.

05-22-2006, 07:00 AM	#2
valiumcheepval Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	5000 calories and 400g is low relative to WHAT? For example, if you were to consume 5,000 calories, with 1600 of those calories coming from carbohydrate, then your diet derives 32% of its calories from carbohydrate. That's an example of carbohydrate intake expressed in relative terms. If someone weighing 200 pounds ate two grams of carbohydrate per pound of bodyweight, they would also be consuming 400 grams of carbohydrate. This time, however, carbohydrate intake is expressed in absolute terms. For many people, 400 grams of carbohydrate would be enough to keep their glycogen stores topped up — despite the fact that the diet appears to be low in carbohydrate when expressed in relative terms.
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