On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Todd Moody wrote:

> Don's point above -- that if the 72g ceiling is adhered to, a
> heavier person will be eating relatively more calories from fat
> -- is correct, and it is intentionally so.  It is the authors'
> opinion that the more overweight a person is, the more energy
> they should be getting from fat.  They also claim that, based
> again on Dr. Lutz's clinical experience, they have not seen much
> additional benefit from reducing carbs below 72g.  This, I'm
> sure, can vary from person to person, however.
>

As a prescription for the overweight this may be fine, but generally I remain
unconvinced that a persons carbohydrate tolerance is independent of their age,
gender, size, body composition, activity level and energy intake. In their
essay on dietary discordance, Eaton and Eaton point out that people suffering
from sarcopenia exhibit a completely different insulin response to a
carbohydrate containing meal than people with an evolutionarily appropriate
body composition. This 'one size fits all' approach seems too simplistic.

Andy.