Low-Carb Diet= Weight Loss Supplement and Low-Fat Diet
February 5, 2010 by Nancy Durkowski , Filed under: Low Fat Diet Plan
A low-carbohydrate diet appears to be associated with substantial weight loss similar to that produced by a combination of the weight-loss drug orlistat and a low-fat diet, but may be more effective in reducing blood pressure. William S. Yancy Jr., M.D., M.H.S., and colleagues at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., examined body weight, metabolic and adverse effects in obese or overweight outpatients ages 18 to 70 who were randomly assigned to one therapy or the other for 48 weeks.
Of the participants, 57 in the low-carb diet group and 65 in the orlistat and low-fat diet group completed the study. Weight loss was similar for both groups (an average of 8.5 percent to 9.5 percent of body weight), but the low-carb diet resulted in greater reductions to systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number) blood pressures. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels improved similarly in both groups.
“In conclusion, the low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet and the orlistat plus low-fat diet were equally effective for weight loss and several cardiovascular disease risk factors, although the low-carbohydrate diet was more effective for lowering blood pressure,” the authors conclude. “Efforts should be made to incorporate similarly intensive weight loss programs into medical practice.”
Low carb diets should be the bulk of our meals to avoid getting obese.
I don’t think so at all. Binging is generally bad. Most people have "cheat days" while on their diets..but that doesn’t mean binging and eating everything in sight. It means that they get to have a serving of dessert or something that they didn’t allow themselves during the week. Personally, I think that binging of any kind is just going to confuse your body, but that’s just me.
Vegetables and fruit form the bulk of the diet with very small portions of protein and carbs. Very difficult to adhere to the strict regime the diet requires. Will experience metabolism slow down because of low calories and will lead to starvation response, which will eat away at the muscle tissue while retaining the fat.
All these diets work because of a drastic cut in calories, when this happens our metabolic rate can be brought down in a matter of 36 hours by as much as 50% which means your body is now burning only half of your calories. To compound matters further, hunger kicks in after a period of inadequate eating setting you up for over eating and binging.
Interesting interpretation of the results. Regardless of whether the low carb diet is a fad or not it is more natural than a high to medium carb diet. You have to think more basic and ask why is diabetes running rampant in our society and is diabetes a self created disease. I believe it is 100%. If what you eat can not be found in nature in it's natural form don't eat it ie., flour, pasta, refined sugar, corn syrup…..The jury is still out on what truly causes heart disease. However, I do believe those eating a high carb diet will have a greater chance of having a heart attack than those eating a moderate fat low carb diet with genetics being equal. So your pic of not visiting them ever may not be accurate.
After breakfast, make water your primary drink. At breakfast, go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That's nearly 90,000 calories a year — or 25 pounds! And research shows that despite the calories, sugary drinks don't trigger a sense of fullness the way that food does.