Low Carbohydrate Diets, Are They Good For You

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Low Carbohydrate Diets, Are They Good For You?

• By Dori Gallagher

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Low Carbohydrate Diets

• The Atkins diet
• Sugar busters
• The zone
• South beach

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Overweight Population
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Low Carbohydrate Craze

• Becoming big business
• Transforming store shelves
• Changing the way we look at food
• Restaurants even adding items to menu

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What Are Carbohydrates?

• Main source of energy for the body
• Complex biochemical structures
• Serve vital functions to the human body
• Thousands of repeating sugar units

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Low Carbohydrate Foods

• Dense in nutrients
• Natural or unprocessed foods
• Higher in protein and fiber
• Take longer to digest
• Feel satisfied longer

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High Carbohydrate Foods

• Cause the blood sugar to surge then plummet
• Create cravings for more carbohydrates
• Body burns the carbohydrates and stores the fat
• High carbohydrate foods turn into fat

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How Does The Diet Work?

• Carbohydrates stimulate insulin production
• Insulin is the hormone that stores fat
• Low carbohydrate, means fat and protein are left
• Protein and fat do not stimulate insulin

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What Are The Critics Saying

• Diet does not follow ADA dietary recommendations
• Diet is unbalanced
• Restrict healthful foods
• Deprive essential nutrients

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The Critics Comparison
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Low Carbohydrate Diets

• Help to recognize the nutritional value of food
• Dont feel deprived
• Dont feel hungry
• Regulates insulin secretion and blood sugar
• People ARE losing weight

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With the Proper Diet, You Can AchieveYour Goals