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2005/12/03, 02:07 PM
Higher carbs for the most part will for starters up your caloric intake. I don't know that a 10% difference would make a huge change. It is well known, that the higher the protein intake, naturally less the chances of "bad" intake.
It must be noted, that carbs are not an enemy, in fact necessary. It is refined carbs that get folks into trouble, add in portion sizes, and well, you know the rest.
For someone who is conscious of portion sizes like a bodybuilder, who eats a controlled diet, 10% variance shoudl make little difference.
Remeber also, carbs are not immediately converted to fat as some would have you think. As long as you are not in an energy deficit, this will not likely happen.
As far as late night carbs, I don't believe this is necessarily a must to avoid. If you are in a deficit, even late night carbs will not be stored. When you reach above maintenance for instance, then there is a decent chance. If your body needs the carbs, then feed it.
It is also not true that fats need carbs to be stored as fat. This comes from the idea that insulin is needed for storage. Fat does a great job on its own, and can easily be stored without insulin.
A bit long here, but hope I opened some avenues of thought anyway. Sorry about not answering your post, time is limited sometimes, but try to get around to especially unanswerd posts when possible.
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