Could you clarify something for me. Are you claiming that, to reduce body
fat, you need to consume even fewer carbs and increase the protein/fat
component in the diet?
What is the scientific evidence for this?

Evelyn McWilliams

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Thrift" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: Carb Counting - long


> On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:55:45 -0400, Tom Barber <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>
> >Hi Folks,
> >
> >I have recently been obsessing about the carb load in my paleo diet.
> Reason?
> >In the archives I found a section on "average day" menus that showed
quite
> a
> >lot of variation.
> >
> >Atkins states that 100gm of carbs is a good maintenance and that the
> average
> >American takes in 300+/day. One person posted the following:
> >
> >My usual Paleo diet is:
> >
> >- Lots of red meat, especially beef.
> >
> >- Bacon and Eggs, with occasional cheese omelets, lots of butter.
> >
> >- Roast Pork
> >
> >- A little chicken or turkey
> >
> >- 1 lb. Salmon once a week cooked on the backyard grill.
> >
> >- About 7 apples a day
> >
> >- About 3 pears a day
> >
> >- One HUGE salad of lettuce (various types), raw broccoli, occasional
> >
> >tomatoes, olive oil.
> >
> >- A lot of salt on the meats and salad.
> >
> >- Odds and ends, strawberries if there any good that day, blueberries,
> >
> >radishes, cucumber, melons, onions, garlic.
> >
> >
> >
> >The apples and pears alone add up to nearly 225gm of carbs/day. Any
> >thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> >I also wonder if eating paleo would naturally be low-salt.
>
> My paleo approach is almost the opposite of the above: mostly lean
> meats but adding fattier meats for energy and fewer plants.
>
> It can depend on your goals as well. If you are interested in
> reducing body fat (not necessarily weight) then the above diet may be too
> high carb.
>
> Phil Thrift
> http://geocities.com/paleofitness