The Okinawan Ratio
The optimum ratio is 10 parts carb to one part protein (10:1) and is found in the Okinawan diet.
It is quite the opposite of current popular diets that advocate a high protein, low carb diet. We belive carbs are bad, but Okinawa diet is providing counter evidence.
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