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When you move to a low
carbohydrate way of life, you replace carbohydrates with fats
and proteins. While diets vary in their recommendations, a low-carb
diet is synonymous with a high-fat and moderate protein diet.
Those on a low-carb diet should get at least 60 to 70 percent of
their daily calorie intake from fat. Carbohydrates should make
up less than 10 percent, and in some cases, less than 5 percent
of your daily calorie intake.
As Americans, we've
been told for years to eat a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.
Americans are now the fattest people on the planet - and we're
getting fatter at an alarming rate! Adult-onset diabetes is
becoming a problem and we know better than to think that fat is
the problem - carbohydrates are.
On a low-carb diet, you
can eat until you're full. You can eat meats, fish, poultry,
eggs, and cheese, plus a limited amount of green vegetables
(asparagus, spinach,
broccoli). Plus, there are
plenty of low carb alternatives that taste just like the foods
you aren't allowed to eat on a low carb diet. So now you can!
A lot of research has
proven that dietary fat is not necessarily converted into body
fat. Carbohydrates are readily converted into fat as an action
of insulin. According to many experts, most overweight people
became overweight due to hyperinsulinemia - elevated insulin
levels in the blood. When you eat a meal high high in
carbohydrates, the increased blood sugar stimulates insulin
production by the pancreas. Insulin is the hormone that allows
blood sugar to be used by the cells. A side effect of insulin is
that it also causes fat to be deposited. It also stimulates your
brain to produce hunger signals.
Naturally,
you then eat more carbohydrates, and the cycle repeats itself.
Over time, your cells become resistant to insulin, meaning that
your pancreas has to work overtime, producing up to four or five
times as much insulin as it normally does just to keep up with
the high demand for it. It's been shown that high levels of
insulin have a harmful effect on the body. How does premature
aging strike you?
Limiting
the intake of carbohydrates puts a end to this cycle. When you
reduce your carbohydrate intake, your insulin levels decrease
and the levels of glucagon increase. Glucagon is the hormone
that causes body fat to be burned and cholesterol to be removed
from deposits in the arteries.
In the low carb lifestyle it isn't necessary to count calories.
You can eat as much as you want - whenever you want. You still
shouldn't over-stuff yourself, though. That is never a healthy
way to live. Some people are metabolically resistant. In a case
like this, reducing total food intake may help to stimulate or
maintain consistent weight loss. Still, it's the carbohydrates -
not the calories which must be kept low.
Is it healthy? On a low
carb diet, you can lose weight consistently, lower your insulin
levels, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and stabilize
your blood sugar (great for diabetics). "What about fruits and
vegetables", you ask? Since you'll be eating less of these, it's
important to take a good full-spectrum multi vitamin and fiber
supplement. But aren't these good to take anyway? You bet...
Have you been consistently subjected to a diet high in sugar or
refined carbohydrates. Your body recognizes only one
carbohydrate -- sugar. All carbohydrates you eat, except fiber,
are converted into sugar. Eating a diet that's 70% carbohydrate
means that most of what you eat is sugar. That type of diet is
unbalanced. The purpose of a low-carb diet is to bring your body
chemistry and insulin sensitivity back into balance. In order to
accomplish this, you'll need to eat a diet that is unbalanced in
the opposite direction of they way you've been eating all your
life.
You can become thin
simply sitting down doing nothing all day and night!" I
know that sounds ridiculous but it's so very true! If I were you
and I were reading this for the first time, I would think this
sounds too good to be true. But let me assure you that there are
thousands of people losing weight just like this. The only
faster way to lose weight is liposuction. There's just no other
way to get the results you'll get on a low carb diet. What do
you think all the movie stars do? It's no secret!
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