There’s no doubt that a low carb diet will produce weight loss at a slow and steady rate, which is the healthy way to diet. Also in its favour is the fact that if you eat fewer carbs, your body is forced to consume fat from your stores.
We need to remember that a “low carb diet” doesn’t mean a “no carb diet” because some carbohydrates, the complex ones, are good. These carbohydrates such as wholegrain bread, cereals and potatoes slowly release energy and therefore make us feel full but a low carb diet won’t allow for many of these.
Unfortunately there are drawbacks to a very low carbohydrate diet and these can be reduced sex drive, bad breath and constipation due to the lack of fibre. Wherever the diet allows, high fibre fruits and vegetables should be eaten to replace the starchy food that isn’t being eaten.
Those who are prone to high cholesterol need to be careful too as a low carb diet does allow for eating a lot of meat and cheese. Wherever possible, a low fat option should be chosen such as fish, chicken breast, low fat cheeses and yoghurts and the use of olive oil or vegetable oil rather than animal fats.
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