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What do most people do to rid their
body of unwanted fat? They diet! Dieting is
now a trillion dollar industry and just about every
month a new diet is announced.
If you do have weight problems
how do you find a diet that is safe, effective and
sustainable? People generally have the wrong
notion to go for
a low carbohydrate
diet.
Carbohydrates
supply energy for our body, they provide fiber for the
prevention of disease and taste and texture to food.
They are found in cereals, potatoes, fruits and
vegetables.
They come in two basic forms,
simple and complex.
Simple carbs
are easily identified by their taste and are sweet.
Complex carbs,
such as potatoes are pleasant to the taste buds, but
are not sweet.
They are then divided into two
groups, high fiber and low fiber.
High-fiber foods are the
healthiest choices for nutrition and the intake of
these foods is associated with a lower incidence of
cancer and diabetes. Carbohydrates supply the sort of
calories easily burned during cardiovascular exercise:
They are often wrongly feared
and considered fattening, but the most important
factor in weight control is balancing the energy
(calories) consumed. Please remember:
Different foods affect the
ability to exercise at different levels. High
levels of exercise (cardio and strength training)
require carbohydrate as a fuel source; at lower levels
it is fat.
A lack of
carbohydrate in the
diet
will lead to fatigue, the inability to exercise
effectively, and excess fat consumption. When our food
is digested, carbohydrates are broken down into simple
sugars.
These sugars are absorbed by the
body and used by the muscles or stored as glycogen in
the muscles and liver. As our glycogen storage
capacity is limited, carbohydrate needs to be
continually topped up by the foods we eat.
Thus, low carbohydrate
dieting is simply wrong.
Carbohydrates contain 4 calories
per gram, whereas fats contain 9 calories per gram.
For weight loss, the priority is to decrease total
calorie intake. Reducing the amount of fat in
the diet will make the biggest difference in reducing
total daily calorie intake and hence weight loss.
Carbohydrate intake
is not fattening, excess calorie intake is fattening.
A real weight loss program
includes all the food groups, strength training, and
low-level aerobics, a slight decrease in your daily
calorie levels and a program that can be followed for
life.
Try to achieve a balanced diet,
eating a balanced variety of foods will help you to
feel great every day. Try
the
Dietrine Patch
to ensure better long-term health and improve weight
control.
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