| A low carb diet, as the name implies, is
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| | allow blood sugar to be used by cells.
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| a diet that is low in carbohydrates
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| | However, insulin also aids in fat
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| (bread, rice, sugar, especially the
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| | deposition and stimulates the brain to
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| refined variety) and high (or rather
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| | produce hunger pangs. The vicious cycle
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| adequate) in fats and proteins (meat,
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| | of more carbohydrates, more and more
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| eggs, cheese, butter, nuts, etc.). A
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| | insulin repeats, resulting in cells
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| number of variations of the diet exist
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| | becoming insulin resistant with time.
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| (most well known, Dr. Atkins Diet), but
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| | Consequently, excess sugar either stays
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| the one thing that is common to all is
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| | in the blood (causing diabetes) or starts
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| the drastic cutback on the intake of
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| | converting to fat (causing obesity)
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| carbohydrates in the diet plan.
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| | instead of being used up by cells to
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| Most of these plans substitute the
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| | produce energy, leading to obesity,
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| outgoing carbohydrates with fats and
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| | fatigue and lethargy.
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| proteins. Although different types of
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| | Benefits of a low carb diet
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| these diets may vary in the recommended
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| | A low carb diet helps prevent
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| intake of carbohydrates, fats and
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| | hyperinsulinemia (i.e., elevated insulin
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| proteins, as a general rule a low carb
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| | levels in the blood) and increases the
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| diet is tantamount to a high-fat and
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| | level of glucagon, a pancreatic hormone
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| moderate protein diet.
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| | that reverses the action of insulin,
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| In a low carb diet at least 60 to 70% of
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| | stabilizes blood sugar levels, and helps
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| the daily calorie intake must come from
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| | burn fat to energy and remove cholesterol
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| fats, contrary to a normal diet where a
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| | deposits from arteries.
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| major portion of the calories comes from
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| | And because the body gets into the
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| carbohydrates. The carbohydrate calories
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| | fat-burning mode, sustained weight and
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| should not constitute more than 5 to 10%
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| | inch loss occurs, accompanied by lowered
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| of the daily calorie intake. The
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| | blood pressure, better lipid profile and
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| remaining 20 to 30% calories can come
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| | raised energy levels.
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| from proteins.
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| | Due to the consumption of fats and oils,
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| Why a low carb diet?
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| | the appetite and hunger pangs stay in
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| How often have you come across overweight
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| | control, because fatty foods are more
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| people feeling frustrated at not being
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| | satisfying and take longer to digest. And
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| able to lose an inch of the stubborn
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| | since limited amounts of complex
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| abdominal fat in spite of exercising and
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| | carbohydrates do accompany the fats
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| in spite of being on the traditionally
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| | (obviously, the healthy types), the body
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| recommended low fat, high carb diet for
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| | metabolism does not switch to starvation
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| months? Too often to even remember! The
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| | mode. A vitamin/mineral supplement and a
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| reason, obviously, has to lie in the
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| | fiber supplement may be added if
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| wrong approach to attack the problem
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| | necessary.
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| underlying excess weight and excess
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| | Once the body chemistry is back to normal
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| inches.
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| | and the excess weight knocked off,
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| Scientific research has shown that
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| | complex carbohydrates and some vegetables
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| dietary fat is not necessarily converted
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| | fruits can be added to the diet. But if
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| into body fat, whereas carbohydrates
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| | one does not want to go back to the
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| readily convert into fat by the action of
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| | earlier state, one has to kiss goodbye
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| insulin, a hormone produced by pancreas
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| | the white bread, pastries, cakes, ice
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| in response to elevated sugar levels in
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| | creams and things like that, except for
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| the blood (as caused by carbohydrates) to
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| | an occasional binge.
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