TABLE 2.

Consensus definitions and categories of lower-carbohydrate dietary patterns proposed by attendees of the Scientific Forum on Nutrition, Wellness, and Lower-Carbohydrate Diets: An Evidence- and Equity-Based Approach to Dietary Guidance.¹

Diet description	Energy	Carbohydrate (g/d)
Lower-carbohydrate dietary patterns
Very-low carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diet	<10%	20−50
Low-carbohydrate diet	10−25%	50−129
Higher-carbohydrate dietary patterns
Moderate-carbohydrate diet	26−44%	130−224
High-carbohydrate diet	45−64%	225−324
Very-high carbohydrate diet	≥65%	≥325

¹Based on a 2,000 kcal/day eucaloric diet.