There is a diet that carnivores will love. None other than the Atkins diet, which recommends the consumption of meat and fat and limited carbohydrates. It is the diet of the American physician Robert Atkins and is considered quite effective, but of course this does not mean that it doesn't have its drawbacks.
According to Robert Atkins, who is the creator of the diet, carbohydrates and sugar are responsible for weight gain. But when the body does not find carbohydrates "fuel" is directed to the combustion of the fat stored in our body.
For this reason the Atkins diet suggests that the proteins covering 27% of total energy intake (normal is 15%), fat 68% (normal is 30%) and carbohydrate 5% (normal is 50-55%).
What is allowed in the Atkins diet
Foods rich in protein: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, vegetables and nuts.
Fats from: meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, oil, nuts and certain vegetables such as avocados.
What carbohydrates are limited in the Atkins diet
Carbohydrates: bread, pasta, cereals, beans, sugar, fruits and
vegetables.
The daily carbohydrate intake should not exceed 20 grams per day, corresponding to a large slice of bread.
How the diet works
The idea of the Atkins diet is to control carbohydrates which leads to rapid weight loss due to consumption of fewer calories, which in turn is due to the reduced appetite for food. In short if you follow the diet of Atkins, you'll burn more calories and get less hungry.
The food we eat is converted into glucose and glucose into energy. When you reduce the carbohydrates in our diet, the liver converts fat (ketones) into glucose, causing what is called "ketosis." This leads to reduce appetite and burn body fat as fuel.
As well as the increased intake of protein and fat it slows the digestive process, making it easier to eat less.
Pros and cons
In favor of the diet appears to definitely promise quick weight loss. Those who follow it closely, could lose up to 4 pounds the first week. Also on the plus it is not too strict or exhaustive nor is it based on deprivation or hunger.
But it also has disadvantages, first and foremost that it is not always consistent results. After discontinuation of the diet you are likely to regain the pounds you lost.
The most important flaw which critics have is that can it have serious effects on our health.
What investigations have shown
Recent study by American scientists compared four popular diets and found that the Atkins diet offers twice the weight loss and greater improvement in blood pressure and cholesterol.
The study is to undermine the theory that is harmful because it drastically limits carbohydrates and allows unlimited amounts of protein and fat, even animal.
"Many professionals in healthcare, including myself, have either rejected the low-carbohydrate diets, or are very wary of them. But it seems to be an effective option for those who are dieting, said Christopher Gardner, head of the study and assistant professor of Preventive Medicine Research Center at Stanford in California.
On the other hand, scientists from the School of Medicine, Mount Sinai in New York found that the protein diets, Atkins-type, cause long term brain damage that could lead to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
A conclusion reached by experts after testing that was done on mice.
Specifically found that mice who ate frequent meals similar to those recommended by the Atkins diet, the hippocampus region of the brain associated with memory were less developed compared with those fed normally.
Previous research published in the journal Journal of the American Dietetic Association and considered three popular diets: Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet and diet Ornis first link-up with elevated cholesterol levels.
Specifically, the study argues that those who followed the Atkins diet after one month showed an increase in the levels of "bad" cholesterol. In contrast, those engaged in the other two diets (South Beach Diet and Ornish diet plan) saw a decrease of 12% and 17% respectively.
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