| With all of the conflicting studies and open | | | | low-carb diets invoke ketosis. Some of the potential |
| interpretation of advice, it's no stunner that disorder | | | | consequences are nausea, vomiting, abdominal |
| reigns when it comes to the value and safety of | | | | discomfort, and confusion. During the first stages of |
| low-carb diets. Whether it's Atkins, the South Beach | | | | low-carb dieting some fatigue and constipation may |
| or another low-carb set up, as many as 30 million | | | | be encountered. Ususally, these symptoms go away |
| Americans are doing a low-carb diet. | | | | quickly. Ketosis may also give the breath a fruity |
| Advocates swear that the elevated quantity of | | | | odor, somewhat similar to nail-polish remover |
| carbohydrates in our diet has led to increasing | | | | (acetone). |
| problems with obesity, diabetes, and other health | | | | Low-carb diets do not permit the consumption of |
| conditions. Critics, on the contrary, attribute obesity | | | | more calories than other types of diets, as has been |
| and associate health conditions to over-consumption | | | | frequently reported. A calorie is a calorie and it |
| of calories from any source, and shortage of physical | | | | doesn't matter weather they originate from |
| movement. Critics also contend that the shortage of | | | | carbohydrates or fat. Study discrepancies are likely |
| grains, fruits, and vegetables in low-carbohydrate | | | | the effect of uncontrolled circumstances; i.e. diet |
| plans may lead to deficiencies of some key nutrients, | | | | participants that cheat on calorie intake, calories |
| like fiber, vitamin C, folic acid, and several minerals. | | | | burned during exercise, or any number of other |
| Any plan, either low or high in carbohydrate, can | | | | factors. The drop-out rate for rigorous low-carb diets |
| generate substantial weight loss during the primary | | | | is somewhat high. |
| stages of the diet. But bear in mind, the key to | | | | What Should You Do? |
| prosperous dieting is in being capable to part with the | | | | There are 3 significant points I would like to |
| weight for good. Put another way, what does the | | | | re-emphasize: |
| scale reveal a year after going off the diet? Let's see | | | | The long-range success rate for low-carb and other |
| if we can debunk some of the mystery around | | | | types of diets is comparable. |
| low-carb diets. Further down, is a listing of some | | | | Despite their acceptance, little data exists on the |
| relevant points taken from latest studies. | | | | long-term efficacy and safeness of low-carbohydrate |
| - Differences Between Low-Carb Diets. | | | | diets. |
| There are several popular diets designed to reduce | | | | Rigorous low-carb diets are generally not sustainable |
| carbohydrate intake. Reducing total carbohydrate in | | | | as a routine way of eating. Boredom most often |
| the diet means that protein and fat will represent a | | | | overcomes willpower. |
| proportionately larger quantity of the whole caloric | | | | It is clear after reviewing the subject, that more, |
| intake. Atkins and Protein Power diets limit | | | | well-designed and controlled studies are required. |
| carbohydrate to a point where the body becomes | | | | There just isn't a lot of satisfactory information |
| ketogenic. Other low-carb diets like the Zone and Life | | | | available, especially regarding long-range effects. Strict |
| Without Bread are less restrictive. Some, like Sugar | | | | low-carb diets generate ketosis which is an unusual |
| Busters assert to remove only sugars and foods that | | | | and potentially stressful metabolic state. Under some |
| raise blood sugar levels excessively. | | | | circumstances this may cause health related |
| - What We Know about Low-Carb Diets. | | | | complications. The diet you choose should be a |
| Just about all of the studies to date have been small | | | | blueprint for a lifetime of better eating, not just a |
| with a broad range of research objectives. | | | | hasty weight loss plan to reach your goal. If you |
| Carbohydrate, caloric consumption, diet length and | | | | can't see yourself eating the prescribed foods longer |
| participant characteristics have varied greatly. Most of | | | | than a few days or a week, then chances are it's not |
| the studies to date maintain two things in common: | | | | the proper diet for you. To this end, following a |
| Not one of the studies had participants with a mean | | | | somewhat low fat diet with a healthy balance of fat, |
| age above 53 and Not one of the controlled studies | | | | protein, carbohydrate and other nutrients is beneficial. |
| lasted longer than three months. Findings on older | | | | If you do resolve to follow a low-carb arrangement, |
| adults and long-term results are scant. Several diet | | | | bear in mind that certain dietary fats are associated |
| studies fail to monitor the amount of exercise, and | | | | with reduction of disease. Foods high in unsaturated |
| consequently caloric expenditure. This helps to explain | | | | fats that are free of trans-fatty acids such as olive |
| discrepancies among studies. | | | | oil, fish, flaxseeds, and nuts are preferred to fats |
| The weight loss on low-carb diets is a business of | | | | from animal origins. Even promoters of the Atkins |
| caloric restriction and diet length, and not with | | | | diet now say men and women on their system |
| reduced carbohydrate intake. This discovery suggests | | | | should curb the amount of red meat and saturated |
| that if you desire to lose weight, you should eat | | | | fat they eat. Atkins representatives are telling health |
| fewer calories and do so over a prolonged duration. | | | | professionals that just 20 percent of a dieter's |
| Little data exists on the long-range safety of | | | | calories should come from saturated fat (i.e. meat, |
| low-carb diets. In spite of the medical community | | | | cheese, butter). This switch comes as Atkins faces |
| concerns, no short-term adverse effects have been | | | | contention from other popular low-carb diets that call |
| established on cholesterol, glucose, insulin and | | | | for less saturated fat, such as the South Beach diet |
| blood-pressure levels amongst participants on the | | | | plan. |
| diets. Adverse effects may not be exposed because | | | | Another alternative to "strict" low-carb dieting would |
| of the short period of the studies. Researchers have | | | | be to give up some of the bad carbohydrate foods |
| found that losing weight typically leads to an | | | | but not "throw out the baby with the bath water". In |
| improvement in these levels anyway, and this may | | | | other words, foods high in processed sugar, snacks, |
| offset an increase caused by a high fat diet. | | | | and white bread would be avoided, but foods high in |
| The extended range weight difference for low-carb | | | | complex carbs such as fruits, potatoes and whole |
| and other types of diets is comparable. Most | | | | grains, retained. |