How Safe and Effective are Low-Carb Diets?

By Ricardo d Argence

In the past view years people have been doing Low carb diets again since the 70s where it was unpopular. The Atkins and the Zone diets have had the luxury of aggressive marketing and book sales which have kept them popular and in the consumers eye. Is there a way for us to tell if they work and are safe as well?

Usually, there are many variations of low carb diets. There are very many different kids of low carbohydrate diet but, quite obviously, one thing that they all insist on in that the user takes in very much less carbohydrate than previously. The main reason that all of these examples are considered low carb diets is that they all have this one characteristic in common.

This diet is based on the concept of deriving most of the dietary protein by consuming animal fat products. The body goes into a state of ketosis, which causes it to burn stored fat for fuel instead of the carbohydrates. As good as it sounds, it's still the truth; eat protein and burn off stored fat and avoid carbs. Right? Well, ketosis is a dangerous condition that can cause kidney and organ failure, happens when people switch to a high-carb diet from a low-carb diet.

This type of diet replaces carbohydrates with essential fats and proteins. The diets offer different recommendations, but in general the low-carb diet is analogous to one that recommends an intake high in fat with a moderate amount protein. Often on these types of diets between 60-70% of consumed calories come from fat. The carbohydrates ought to then account for under ten percent, or , in certain cases, under five percent of your calorie intake per day.

Lastly, on the low carb diet, you are given the opportunity to eat until you are full, as long as you eat only those foods that are allowed for your diet. So to mention, some of the allowed foods for low carb diet include meats, fish, poultry, and cheese, which are then coupled with a limited amount of green vegetables. It is just necessary to stay away from those not allowed foods if you want to have the best results.

Are low-carb diets such as the Atkins Diet good for you? I think that low carb diets can be either unhealthy or healthy, depending on the foods you choose. Low carb doesn't mean "all meat, eggs and cheese, but no fruits or vegetables" although some people approach these diets that way.

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