The Carbohydrate Principle
Which makes you wonder: what’s so bad about carbs? The belief is that when you control carbohydrates, you secondary your body’s labor of insulin. Insulin gives your body the quick fix of energy. But without carbs, your body’s forced to use your body’s fat and protein stores.
Low carb diets can lead to rapid weight loss, but nutritionists are debating whether or not it should be continued in a long term. This is because you force your body to burn muscle, and muscle can be a dieter’s best friend because it burns calories even when you’re at lengthen. However, some diets allow exclusive carbs in later phases - which would lower the rate of your weight loss, but is healthier for you in the long run.
What are the benefits of low carb diets?
You feel lighter. Low carb diets remove many high calorie, low nutrition foods such as pastries and pasta. It also forces the body to inflame fat stores. The foods that are typically included, largely protein, low fat dairy, and fibre, also tend to reduce water retention.
You feel less hungry and more energetic. The body digests carbs and uses very quickly, leading to quick bursts of energy but also frequent lasciviousness pangs and the infamous sugar rush - sugar crash cycle When you replace carbs with fibre and protein, which takes longer to process, you’ll feel full longer and have more stable energy levels. That is also linked to less mood swings and higher concentration.
Better blood pressure and cholesterol. Low carb diets usually remove saturated fats, and distilled or processed food, and shift to what is called whole food groups which help control bittersweet pressure and cholesterol. The significant reduction of sugary food which typically contain lots of calories, no nutritional content - also helps control obesity, which is a big factor in heart attacks.
What foods are low carb?
Low carb diets sound good, but be prepared: low carb diets will take out what many consider as staples in all meals: bread, pasta, and rice. In fact, low carb diets will remove anything made of flour, starchy vegetables like corn and potatoes, and foods that contain sugar, and cereals that aren’t specifically labeled as low carb. However, you'll be allowed to take meat and eggs, low sugar fruits like strawberries, and high protein but low fat alternatives like soybeans. Some low carb diets allow dairy.
