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Naturally, you then eat more carbohydrates, and the cycle repeats itself. Over time, your cells become resistant to insulin, meaning that your pancreas has to work overtime, producing up to four or fi
ve times as much insulin as it normally does just to keep up with the high demand for it. It's been shown that high levels of insulin have a harmful effect on the body. How does premature aging strike
you? Limiting the intake of carbohydrates puts a end to this cycle. When you reduce your carbohydrate intake, your insulin levels decrease and the levels of glucagon increase. Glucagon is the hormone
that causes body fat to be burned and cholesterol to be removed from deposits in the arteries.
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As Americans, we've been told for years to eat a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet. Americans are now the fattest people on the planet - and we're getting fatter at an alarming rate!Adult-onset diabetes
is becoming a problem and we know better than to think that fat is the problem - carbohydrates are. On a low-carb diet, you can eat until you're full. You can eat meats, fish, poultry, eggs, and chee
se, plus a limited amount of green vegetables (asparagus, spinach, broccoli). Plus, there are plenty of low carb alternatives that taste just like the foods you aren't allowed to eat on a low carb die
t. So now you can!
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The basic premise of all low carb diet plans is this: EATING FAT does NOT make us fat! Rather, eating an over-abundance of processed carbohydrates (as in the normal American diet) is what causes us to
become obese and to suffer from all kinds of obesity-related diseases. While plans differ in the amount and type of carbs "allowed" - from as low as 20g per day in the "Induction Phase" of the Atkins
Diet to quite a bit more but only from very whole grain, low glycemic carbs in the SugarBusters Diet, to somewhere in between in the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet - keeping the amount of carbohydrates ea
ten lower than the average is the cornerstone of the low carb diet lifestyle
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Are there things I should avoid? Yes! If you want to lose weight as quickly as possible avoid caffeine, alcohol, nitrates, sugar, processed flour, (grains of any type during Atkins induction phase) an
d excess salt. All of these things can cause you to stall and may even cause you to gain! Some people have no problems with caffeine and others find it stalls them. The only way to tell is to try it a
nd see. If you drink coffee daily and aren't losing, try cutting it out or switching to decaf and see if that helps. Nitrates are pretty hard to avoid completely but read labels and try to find things
that have as little as possible. Switch from Deli meats (most contain nitrates) to real meat you prepare yourself.
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low-carb diets
-Get our expert's take on popular plans and choose the one that's right for you.
-Atkins Diet
-Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (CAD)
-Scarsdale Medical Diet
-South Beach Diet
-Sugar Busters
-Our Healthy Low-Carb Diet
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How in the world can I eat fat and LOSE fat? It does sound crazy doesn't it? The truth is that our bodies use three main sources as fuel. Alcohol, carbohydrates, and fat. Alcohol is used first as it i
s the easiest to burn. If you use alcohol your body will burn off the alcohol first and then switch to burning carbohydrates which is the second easiest for it to burn. Fat is the hardest fuel for you
r body to use as energy and that's the one we want to switch to. By not using alcohol and cutting back on carbs, we force the body to switch to burning fat as fuel. The more fat we burn, the more weig
ht we lose. We are not talking about eating huge amounts of fat and not all fats are created equal. You should stick to good fats found in olive oil, butter, avocados, and nuts primarily. Avoid all hy
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