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Thread: Bernstein vs. Atkins

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03-01-2007, 01:26 PM

BlueSky

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyborg

Could you please explain how you came up with those ratios. I was under the impression the ratios were between the number of grams of each food type.

Grams and calories for CHO, protein and fat are:

Carb : 34, 136
Protein : 109, 436
Fat : 167, 1503

Total calories = 2,075

You work out the ratio as follows :

Carb : (136/2075)*100 = 6.55
Protein : (436/2075)*100 = 21.01
Fat : (1503/2075)*100 = 72.43

or 7:21:72

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