In your book, you seem to have steered clear of counting carbs, but can you recommend a desirable daily percentage for South Beach Diet Phase 2 and beyond?
Dr. Agatston: There are societies that are very successful with low heart attack, low stroke, and low cancer rates with quite variable amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. For instance, the Greenland Eskimos and the Greeks traditionally consume very high fat and low carbohydrate foods but are free from the chronic diseases that plague Western countries. Other societies such as those in the Chinese countryside have high carbohydrate intake and low fat yet also do very well. The question is not the amount but the types of carbohydrates and fats consumed. That is why we do not count grams of carbohydrates on the South Beach Diet.
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