Thanks, Todd. What does eucaloric mean?

Mary

>I finally found the following quotation of the Phinney study on
>ketogenic diets and salt supplementation.  Since an all-meat diet
>is inevitably ketogenic, it could be relevant.
>
>Todd Moody
>[log in to unmask]
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>
>Phinney S.D. et. al. "The human metabolic
>response to chronic ketosis without caloric restriction: physical and
>biochemical adaptations" Metabolism (1983) 32: 757-768.
>
>"The first (and probably the most important) points is control of
>the salt intake of the subjects.  Whereas other investigators
>have withheld, not controlled or not specified adequate sodium
>intake, in this study subjects were encouraged to take salt and
>bouillon on a quantity sufficient to maintain a daily urinary
>sodium output of 200 mEq while on the {eucaloric ketogenic diet}.
>This quantity, representing between 4 and 5 g daily, is not
>excessive relative to the average American intake.  It is
>interesting to note that the subjects had to be encouraged to
>take salt in quantities beyond their perceived need (taste) to
>maximally limit deficiency symptoms of lethargy or fatigue during
>exercise.  This level of sodium supplementation was well
>tolerated by the subjects and appears to have been a critical
>factor in avoiding the nausea, fatigue and orthostatic symptoms
>that appear to have interefered with previous studies using
>low-carbohdyate eucaloric diets."
>
>