Low-carbohydrate diet

The combination of these two factors makes the use of a ketogenic diet a very effective means of achieving rapid weight loss. Unfortunately, there has been some mix up concerning the state of increased ketone accumulation in the body. This is partly due to the fact that a lot of people fail to realize that apart from the ketosis effect of ketogenic diets, one other physiological condition can equally cause increased ketone accumulation. Besides ketosis, ketoacidosis…

excess, sugar and fat are the protagonists of poor diet. Who is at fault? Today, we are about three times fatter than in the 60s and is not because we are eating a lot more because we move less. In fact there is more variety of light food, more options and more access to sport them. What factor behind? We know that fat and sugar are suspects when it comes to obesity, but still seem to go through life without understanding how to balance our diet. What fatter, fat or sugar? From which we must…

This is one of the effective dietary therapies with particularly lower levels of fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs). FODMAPS are dietary carbohydrates that are osmotic in nature. Means they tend to pull water into the intestine. In SIBO, FODMAPs are poorly absorbed and are fermented by our intestinal bacteria. The fermented products are then as a food source by bacteria. However, this internal fermentation is not favorable for SIBO patients, as…

as their energy sources to function. Macronutrients includes carbohydrates, fats, and protein, each functioned as energy sources with special addition functions for each nutrients. However, the highest energy contributor comes from breaking down carbohydrates, which means that carbohydrates are more satiating (6). Carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in the liver to maintain blood glucose supply and with adequate supply of carbohydrates, it can prevent exhaustion, fasten metabolism in the body,…

000 calorie diet will consist of. So if you’re on the high school varsity swim team, should you eat the same 12,000 calorie diet and expect to win gold medals? Again, probably not since there are so many factors that help determine what foods each specific athlete should…

ago, Joe had problems with overeating, obesity, getting older, and not working out enough. He changed by eating in moderation, taking walks, and adopting a new diet concepts that will promote healthy eating. The diet started with eating eggs, fish, chicken, vegetables, and fruit in portions while snacking on peanuts or grapes. Also, this diet has worked for him without any complications and may not meet the dietary recommendations intake (DRI). Joe participated in a three days process using…

nutritional restraint of hitting the “wall.” According to most physiological studies of endurance athletes, the nutritional guide to increasing potential energy in long distance runners is to intake more carbohydrates, moderate protein, and low fat. Because the body uses fats for energy at rest and carbohydrates for energy during moderate to intense activity, it is important for athletes to understand what source of foods to ingest for adequate nutrient intake. There is a need…

In a grocery store, along with low-fat food, cereals, and supplements, you also look for gluten-free products. You like to maintain your low-fat diet but want to have some tasty fast foods as well? Here is the way. Gluten is the protein that can be found in grains like wheat, rye and barley, and also in ketchup and ice cream. This is the component that makes the bread fluffy and chewy and is like a glue that bind the food molecules. Now, you can find a number of gluten-free bread, pizza crusts…

1 "Banting for Babies" - Professor Tim Noakes Trial Banting is a high fat, low carbohydrate (LCHF) diet (Ketogenic Diet) that is named after William Banting. This diet has been made popular by Professor Tim Noakes and became the "nutrition hype" in South Africa in 2015. The aim of the diet is to break people's addictions to sugar, which they obtain from the carbohydrates, including fruit, that they consume. The diet also helps with insulin intolerance as well as sleeping patterns. This hype…

little since I just told you that you can have sugar on a fat loss diet. One of the things probably rambling through your mind is insulin. As you know you typically think of insulin as the all mighty fat storage hormone, and it just takes glucose (sugar) from your blood stream and stores it. I believe when thinking in terms of fat loss this is one of the biggest misunderstood concepts. People usually end up eating some low carb diet or low glycemic foods such as rice because they see it as “any…