Low carbohydrates and dieting.

Are you eating complex carbohydrates or simple carbohydrates?

Does a low-carb, high protein diet help a person to lose weight?

Nutritionists say that the amount of calories eaten in a given day is what determines if a person will lose weight, not just dropping the carbohydrates.Studies have shown that low-carb dieters lost more weight at first, but regain it once the carbs are put back in the body. The carbohydrates will be stored in the body as water, so when we eat less carbs, we lose water weight right away, which makes a dieter feel they have just lost weight. When carbs are put back in the body, they need to be put back gradually or the weight comes back.

The simple carbs are the carbs that are important to avoid when trying to lose weight. Due to the increased blood sugar after consuming simple carbs, such as cake or cookies, the body becomes hungrier. The insulin is released into the bloodstream and the surge of insulin sweeps the sugar away very quickly so the blood sugar level drops low which results in more sugar cravings.

Nutritionists say complex carbohydrates are digested more slowly and have more nutrients and fiber, when simple carbs are refined and processed foods that are digested quickly and contain less fiber and more sugar.

Following a diet containing complex carbohydrates with an adequate amount of protein and fat is a healthy start to a new eating plan.

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