On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Oliva wrote:

> Hmmm......  If the calories needed are lower, why would the need for
> carbohydrate be greater for women?  I'm missing something here......  Oliva

The idea is that the carbohydrate requirement is pretty much
*constant* for men and women.  Let's say it's 150g/day (estimates
vary), which is 600 kcal.  An active man may burn 3,000 kcal in a
day, so that 600 kcal is only 20% of the total.  A woman might
burn 1,800 kcal, so for her the 600 kcal. worth of carbohydrate
is a third of the total.  So in terms of *percentages* she needs
"more carbohydrate".

Keep in mind that the actual carb need is less than this,
however, after adaptation to ketone use, which starts as soon as
carb intake falls below about 100g.

Todd Moody
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