Low-carbohydrate diet

Fad diet make me very skeptical are that just that fads or do they have something to them I will talking about the paleo diet in this paper and explain if the paleo diet is a fad or as some legitimacy behind it. The Paleolithic diet, or the Paleo diet, is a diet plan that consists of foods that would be available to paleolithic humans. Since this diet encompases the diet of early man it excludes modern processed foods and follows only what human ate during the Neolithic Revolution, the time…

What is a Ketogenic Diet? The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, adequate protein, high-fat diet that is designed to change your metabolism, help you maintain a healthy weight, and greatly improve your health. Since glucose is the easiest molecule for your body to convert and use as energy, it is used as your body's primary source of energy. However, when you greatly lower your intake of carbohydrates and significantly increase your intake of fat, your body is put into a state known as…

Introduction: There are five main nutrients in food: 1. Protein 2. Carbohydrates 3. Lipids 4. Minerals 5. Vitamins Nutrients are part of a nutritious diet. It is important when trying to live a healthy lifestyle to get the correct balance of nutrients to say healthy. Nutrients are needed to build up and repair body tissue and cells that may become damaged or weakened. They help to maintain our vital organs and help keep our bones in working condition which helps strengthen us. Nutrients help…

One of the things other diets like Paleo diet and Atkins diet have in common is that both diets start with a low intake of carbohydrate. Carbohydrates consumed is converted to glucose and it allows the body to make use of the glucose as a source of energy. However, it is important for the pancreas to release insulin into the bloodstream so that our cells will be able to access the glucose and have it converted to energy. The problem lies when we take too much carbohydrate in our body- making us…

completely altered our beliefs in terms of the food we eat and all the rituals and diets we follow. Many are looking for something more, which are fad diets. From celebrity endorsements to the growing industry of food, fad diets have taken over making the consumers follow these routines that are either a quick fix or just a waste of time and money. Sometimes our beliefs go beyond the point of no return. With fad diets, one may starve themselves, which makes their bodies become malnourished…

times when food is scarce and our caloric requirements exceeds the amount of caloric intake (Nutrition Sense). There are two types of fats – saturated and unsaturated. While “small amounts of certain unsaturated fatty acids are essential in their diet . . . diets high in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol may increase the risk of heart disease” or other problematic health conditions (Grosvenor,…

the carbohydrates. The insulin is secreted in response to a carbohydrate called glucose. Glucose is mostly in starches, grains, and sugars. As cells become insulin resistant, the insulin is required to control blood glucose. Second, our hypothesis, eat less and exercise more, is faulty. Then so is the advice that everyone believes about how to make things better. If true then maybe what makes us fat is not an energy imbalance but a hormone imbalance. The quantity and quality of carbohydrates,…

What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates play a major role in our body, but many people don’t even know what they are. To show the true role of carbohydrates in the body you need to thoroughly break down every carbohydrate. CH2O is the general molecular formula for carbohydrates and it was once even called “hydrated carbon”. Each and every carbohydrate contains at least one carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atom, as well as being an organic compound. Though many people believe carbohydrates are bad for…

A lack of carbohydrates in the body causes a cascading effect on one’s body and important functions in the body. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for optimal health, individuals should be getting 300 grams of carbohydrates as the Daily Value each day. This allows the body to have enough carbohydrates to fuel the brain, produce red blood cells, aid in the functions of the central nervous system and most importantly…

Embarking on Gluten-Free and Paleo diets may appear frightening, but with the right information they can result in healthier lifestyles. While The Gluten-Free Diet focuses on avoiding Gluten, The Paleo Diet focuses on eliminating grains, sugars, legumes, processed sugars, seed/vegetable oils, and dairy (Hendon). The Gluten-Free Diet allows consumption of meat/grains/carbs/fats, simply no gluten. Gluten is a protein that can be found in “wheat, barley, rye and the derivatives of these grains,…