Couple of questions

rab5 said:

I have been following the Diet Doctor site which states the following:

Our definition
Here’s the way we define different levels of low carb at Diet Doctor:

• Ketogenic low carb <20 gram carbs per day. This is a ketogenic diet (if protein intake is moderate). This level is defined as below 4 energy percent carbs in our recipes, where we also keep the protein level low or moderate (excess protein is converted to carbohydrates in the body).
  The limit of four energy percent means that you’ll stay below a maximum 20 grams of carbs on a 2,000-calorie diet, even if you only choose our very most carb-rich keto recipes.
  
  In most cases you’ll end up with far fewer carbs than that, as some of the keto recipes you use are likely to have significantly less than the maximum amount of carbs.
  
  Our keto recipes are also limited in protein. Our rule is that for keto recipes with 4 energy percent carbs we accept a maximum of 25 energy percent protein. For lower carb levels we accept slightly more protein:
  • 3 percent carbs = max 27 protein
  • 2 percent carbs = max 29 protein
  • 1 percent carbs = max 31 protein
  • 0 percent carbs = max 33 protein
  
  If there’s too much protein in a recipe to classify it as keto low carb, we instead classify it as moderate low carb.
  
  " style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1rem; position: relative; top: 0px; display: inline; font-weight: bold;">1 Previously we often called this “strict low carb”, but as the word “keto” or “ketogenic” became commonly used we switched to only use this term, for simplicity.
• Moderate low carb 20-50 grams per day. This level is defined as between 4-10 E% carbs in our recipes
• Liberal low carb 50-100 grams per day. This means 10-20 E% carbs in our recipes

Have a look here I have found this site very helpful, also there are great videos to watch . https://www.dietdoctor.com/

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Bluetit1802 said:

Firstly, unless you are following a strict ketogenic diet (very low carb) or have kidney problems, you can eat as much protein as you like because it won't affect your blood sugars to any noticeable extent. It is only in the absence of carbs that it will have any effect.

Secondly, not all the protein you eat will convert to carbs. The majority of it will be used by your body for essential repair, healing and growth.

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