Which of the following diets advocates that carbohydrates should contribute no more than 40% of the total calories?

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The Zone Diet and the South Beach Diet are two diets that promote an intake of carbohydrate to less than 40% of total calories.The claim behind this is that this level of carbohydrate intake will result in reduced insulin secretion.Insulin is responsible for fat storage, and if less is secreted, less fat deposition will occur.Typical low-carbohydrate diets tend to have levels of 20% of total calories or less.A protein-sparing modified diet is a type of very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) that provides protein but limits calories.The idea behind this is that if protein were provided by the diet, lean body tissue could be preserved while the patient lost weight.VLCDs provide the patient with only 200 to 800 calories per day and should be conducted under the care of a physician.

Which of the Following Diets Advocates That Carbohydrates Should Contribute