Obese diabetics were recommended a low-calorie, low-fat diet, which actually proved to be detrimental to their health. In fact, the best way to tackle obesity is to strike it at its root, and the root is not fat but carbohydrates. Dietary fat is not readily transformed into body fat, so severely limiting it will not solve the problem. Restricting the intake of carbohydrates is the only way out; firstly, because it keeps tabs on blood-sugar levels and secondly, because it keeps obesity at bay.
In a low-carb diet, sugar in its raw form and especially aerated drinks, confectioneries, and white flour should be taken only in minute amounts. These hit the bloodstream instantly and raise the blood-glucose levels. Furthermore, these are instantaneously converted to fat cells. On the other hand, there’s a group of carbohydrates, termed complex carbohydrates, which are not so harmful. They are comprised of food items like bread, pasta, cereal, etc. The body takes a longer time to break them down; as such it takes that much longer to convert them into fat cells.
Lessening the amount of carbohydrates consumed also leads to weight reduction in another way: when one is deprived of carbohydrates, and thus deprived of one source of energy, the body resorts to burning the fat cells when the need for energy arises. Fat cells burned in this manner lead to considerable weight reduction. You will have the lion’s share of fats from vegetable oils, avocados, fish liver oil, sunflower oil, etc., but never butter and margarine, and proteins from nuts, cheese, poultry, legumes, etc.
Thus, one’s weight-loss regime doesn’t mean bypassing fat altogether, unlike other diets. It is as simple as eating heartily with few carbohydrates and considerably larger portions of fats and proteins, so that you remain full and don’t feel the urge to gorge on sugary foods afterwards.
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Wednesday, 6 February 2008
High-protein Weight Loss Diets Program
High protein weight loss diets are an effective strategy to maintain of long-term benefit of weight loss program.
Researcher from CSIRO Human Nutrition, Adelaide, Australia has conformed the efficacy of a higher protein intake on the maintenance of weight loss after 64 wk of follow-up.
A test group consist of seventy-nine healthy women with average age of 49 have been completed an intensive 12-wk weight-loss program and 52 wk follow up monitoring program. The result shows that higher protein intake during weight loss program appears to have positive weight-loss benefit to the test group.
Researcher from CSIRO Human Nutrition, Adelaide, Australia has conformed the efficacy of a higher protein intake on the maintenance of weight loss after 64 wk of follow-up.
A test group consist of seventy-nine healthy women with average age of 49 have been completed an intensive 12-wk weight-loss program and 52 wk follow up monitoring program. The result shows that higher protein intake during weight loss program appears to have positive weight-loss benefit to the test group.
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Easy Basic Principles of Atkins Diet
The popular Atkins diet program was referred after Dr. Atkins scientific research. Primarily this diet program is based on a theory of why we get fat. The over-consumption of carbohydrates and simple sugars is the main cause of weight gain. The body metabolism to processes the consumed carbohydrates reflects the result on your body shape.
When you take too much carbohydrate and sugar, it will trigger your body to release insulin. The Insulin will process excessive sugar further and stored it as glycogen in the liver and muscle cells. Glycogen storage will be served as extra energy later on. After the storage reaches its full volume, extra sugar will be processed and stored as fat. This happens to everyone who eats too many carbohydrates.
To prevent excessive fat storage under your skin, the Atkins diet programs has restricted daily carbohydrate intake to less than 40 grams. This restriction will switch your body metabolism in a state of ketosis and uses fat storage as energy.
the ketosis state of your body will also reduce insulin secretion and at the same time it will prevent fat formation. Your body will begin using your stored fat as an efficient form of fuel, and at the end of this diet program you’ll lose weight.
The easy principles of the Atkins diet have been adapted to many other low-carbohydrate diet plans. However, Atkins popularity still succeeds as one of prominent low-carbohydrate diet program to reduce weight.
When you take too much carbohydrate and sugar, it will trigger your body to release insulin. The Insulin will process excessive sugar further and stored it as glycogen in the liver and muscle cells. Glycogen storage will be served as extra energy later on. After the storage reaches its full volume, extra sugar will be processed and stored as fat. This happens to everyone who eats too many carbohydrates.
To prevent excessive fat storage under your skin, the Atkins diet programs has restricted daily carbohydrate intake to less than 40 grams. This restriction will switch your body metabolism in a state of ketosis and uses fat storage as energy.
the ketosis state of your body will also reduce insulin secretion and at the same time it will prevent fat formation. Your body will begin using your stored fat as an efficient form of fuel, and at the end of this diet program you’ll lose weight.
The easy principles of the Atkins diet have been adapted to many other low-carbohydrate diet plans. However, Atkins popularity still succeeds as one of prominent low-carbohydrate diet program to reduce weight.
Saturday, 29 September 2007
Easy and Healty Menu Modification
Changing family's daily menu to conform with healthy diet plan is not an easy task. Sometimes healthy diet menu is not agree with delicious culinary menu, because healthy menu uses less dairy fat and salt. But you can still create a healthy menu for your family without reducing their appetite. This will be your first step of easy diets program
For example you can follow healthy menu preparation tips for weight reduction plan only by budget way. With this tips you can get weight loss without using expensive diet pills
For example you can follow healthy menu preparation tips for weight reduction plan only by budget way. With this tips you can get weight loss without using expensive diet pills
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