A few pounds in ten days lose weight – this works with a Low-Carb diet. However, the radical renunciation of carbohydrates can lead to cravings and bodies straining. In what Form of Low Carb risky it can be and how with carbohydrates, a reasonable deal can be, without being thick, explains an expert.
Low Carb diets are one of the most popular slimming treatments, especially when it comes to quick weight loss. Because most of the waiver of such nutrients will quickly lead to visible Successes. “Low Carb really works, very quickly,” says Tanja Kühbacher, chief physician of the Internal medicine/gastroenterology at the Asklepios West clinic, Hamburg, and Professor of gastroenterology at the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel.
Meat instead of potatoes
Two to three kilos per week may well disappear, if in fact, largely based on carbohydrates, in any Form, is dispensed – so there is no bread or buns, no cakes, Pasta, Pizza, rice and potatoes. There are meat, dairy products, vegetables and eggs almost at odds chränkt, so apart from the vegetables, a lot of animal protein and fat.
Low Carb – of ketogen strictly to moderate and fully
However, the success is in this Form of Low Carb diet just in the short term. The renunciation of carbohydrates can lead to food cravings.
What is important: There are various forms of Low Carb – the first, original Low-Carb diet (Atkins diet), for example, based on a high proportion of animal products. It is about the ketogenic diet was developed, which dispenses with carbs and sugar almost entirely. Background: carbohydrates, the body converts them into sugar form of glucose. Without the carbs and sugar, the metabolism switches to the so-called ketosis, the liver from the fat forms a glucose kit (Ketones, or ketone bodies). Ketogenic diet has proved to be useful in various diseases.
Other modern variants of the Low Carb diet combine, by contrast, vegetables, legumes, nuts, mushrooms, fruits, and high-quality vegetable oils, meat, fish and dairy products. Carbohydrates such as rice, potatoes, Pasta and whole grain bread are just a small side-dishes. Sugar is also reduced. Overall, this Form of Low Carb completely healthy, nutritious diet.
So strict Low Carb can be risky
The situation is different, however, in the case of Low Carb in its original Form – that is, with a lot of animal protein and fat, but little plant food, and thus the risk of Hunger. “Meat and eggs do not make sick”, explains the expert, who is also conducting research on the topic of nutrition. Carbohydrates are in their satiating effect is unbeatable – not in vain, potatoes and bread in planning menus are also referred to supplements to as the “Saturation”.
This in turn leads to the diet quickly and again to cancel. “Low Carb keeps hardly one,” says Tanja Kühbacher. After the diet the yo-Yo effect occurs because the body is now back in the reserves to survive a possibly once again looming hunger crisis. Many of those Affected are, therefore, a few weeks after Low Carb thicker than before.
Apart from the lack of long-term radical Low Carb causes success, however, other effects that are harmful to health. “Low Carb is for the body, a state of emergency and the Stress means”, clarifies the expert. Because of the lack of carbohydrates, quick energy suppliers, mobilized the hunger metabolism. This means, the organism intervenes massively to use up its fat reserves. Much fat gets into the blood and the cholesterol level increases significantly.
Cholesterol rises to dangerous
A high cholesterol is known to be associated with vascular damage and atherosclerosis, in the worst case, the fat surge in the blood can lead to thrombosis. This risk is all the radical diets, including Low Carb.
During this emergency programme, the body, and also ensures that the vital organs are working – heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and the brain. Everything else is, so to speak, driven on the back burner and the power supply might be too short. This can lead to problems with skin, hair and nails.
Risk for liver and kidney
Speaking of bodies: Who eats more radical low carb and receives little plant food, runs the risk to burden by a lot of protein from meat, eggs and dairy products, liver and kidneys.
Also diabetics, which used to have a Low Carb, should refrain, according to the recent nutritional guidelines of this diet. “Diabetics are allowed to eat today, actually, everything, if you note the amount and bread units, there are no special diet foods required,” explains Tanja Kühbacher.
Low Carb modify better
You have to in the sense of the health of the Low Carb advise? “A radical Form of this diet in any case,” says the Professor. However, many people would take in General a lot of carbohydrates – in the morning, at noon and in the evening bread and carbohydrate-rich Fast Food. The power on duration of thick. For this group of people, it is quite reasonable, carbs a little limiting.
Particularly healthy is it, for example, to refrain from white flour products and replace them with whole-grain foods (in moderation). Although both foods contain primarily carbohydrates. Full-grain saturates, however, better and also provides valuable, Vital and dietary fiber, which can be white flour. However, not everyone can tolerate the hard-to-digest whole-grain bread. Then milled variants from whole grain to offer.
In the evening, no carbs
Another possibility is to waive only in the evenings on bread, Pasta and potatoes. “That can lead one to moderate weight loss, in the other however, not,” explains Tanja Kühbacher. Because the metabolism of each person is a bit different. Unlike strict Low Carb the evening did not pass without carbs, however, the problematic side-effects.
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Diets generally thick
Those who want to lose weight, is not, therefore, advise a strict Low Carb well. This means, however, that Low Carb is less favourable than other diets. “In principle, any Form of a diet is bad, because diets are always extremely”, clarifies the expert. Slimming is possible with them, but never on a permanent basis.
If you really want to reduce weight and slim would like to remain, should change “his habits of life completely,” advises the Professor. That means that you must actually eat and drink everything, but a little less. “Prefer a glass of real coke as often Cola-Light, prefer a bit of full-fat, thick Camembert as a Light-cheese”, so Tanja Kühbacher. Because of “light” products will automatically eat more – and the bottom line is that just as many calories come together, but with much less enjoyment and, therefore, more cravings.
More fiber, less sugar and white flour food
This also corresponds to the recommendations of the German nutrition society on this topic: “more Important than a discussion about nutrient ratios, which are of a generally high supply of energy and the quality of the food is from the point of view of the DGE.” Thus, the low consumption of fibre-rich foods was meant as whole grains, legumes, vegetables and fruits, as well as the high level of simple carbohydrates in the Form of added sugar and refined starch (white flour products).
Tanja Kühbacher advises in this connection to the Mediterranean diet, because of the composition of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and trace elements is ideal.
Essential movement that you can integrate into your daily routine, and the Routine should be also – take the stairs instead of the escalator, to work with the bike ride, the lunch break for a walk. This concept of daily exercise, and a lot of it, plus Mediterranean cuisine and a bit less – sounds “unsexy”, but guaranteed.
