Originally Posted by
pinzgauer
Truedat. Carbs are only bad when when they are creating more blood sugar than your body needs. So A1C and fasting blood sugar becomes the proxy for that. And ketosis setting the extreme lower bound you want to stay above unless it is part of a carefully (medically) managed Diet
For inactive people, or those showing blood sugar issues, a reasonable range could be as low as 25 to 30 grams a day. Especially of obese, could be lower.
Fit and high muscle density? Probably higher.
Fit, active and doing marathons or other high calorie activities, you will need much more.
So for me, it's high enough to stay out of ketosis, but just slightly above. And low enough to keep the A1C numbers and fasting blood sugar in alignment.
Given I'm overweight, I'd like to try to target low enough carbs that I could run the ragged edge and slightly into ketosis during heavy exercise, but only then.
That's essentially what my cardiologists and friend's cardiologists are telling us.
But don't listen to me, find cardiologists, GPs and similar, who are in touch with the current research and developments.
Otherwise, you may find yourself in for a surprise in your 50s. Or maybe not, some people don't produce plaque others do it's kind of like plaque on teeth. That's the genetics Factor.