4. Research one diet not mentioned in the chart below and then compare it with the 4
Percent of Calories from Macronutrients from Various Diets
Eskimo American McDougall Kempner
50
35
15
diets mentioned in the chart. Could the people
of the culture you researched eat a diet that is
normal for their culture if they were following
the Kempner diet? Why or why not? Why is it
important that a healthy diet does not have a
specific macromolecule composition? Connect
this idea back to what you showed your client
in the model about how both a diet that is 90%
carbohydrates and one that is 15%
carbohydrates lead to the same protein levels
in the human body.
Fat
Protein
Carbs
The McDougall Diet offers an ideal nutritional balance for the
prevention of and long-term recovery from diseases caused by
the American Diet. The Kempner Diet of rice and fruit takes diet-
therapy one step further by allowing even greater recovery to
bodies that have been burdened by excess protein and fat
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40
20
40
8
12
80
5
5
90
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Figure 5. Percent of Calories from Macronutrients from various diets.