A PATIENT ASKS ABOUT CARBS IN HER DIET…

BOOK ON HEALTHDoctor Doug;

Do you have a recommended daily target level for carbs that I can use as a guideline while trying to reduce them?

M.A.

M.A.

I asked my friend, Debbie Landau-West, for your comments.  Here is the reply from Debbie Landau-West, a nutritionist and dietitian I’ve known for 30 years, and who is the expert in nutrition in Scottsdale.

“It varies greatly but for an older individual with moderate activity 100 grams to 120 grams daily.  I have gone as low as 60 but that is more atypical.”  Deb