The Low Carb Diet is a ketogenic diet whose best known
proponent is Dr. Robert C. Atkins. On a ketogenic diet one eats
foods that allow the body to achieve a state known as ketosis-
lipolysis (the process of dissolving fat). When fat is used up
metabolically, it breaks down into glycerol and free fatty acids,
which in turn break down into pairings of two-carbon compounds
called ketone bodies, leaving a newer fatty acid, shorter in
chain length by the loss of the carbon fragment that has
entered the metabolic pool to be used as fuel.
How do I Know This Diet Is For Me
Are you overweight despite the fact that you dont eat that much
Do you have an inexplicable obsession with food Do you have a single
food or beverage you feel you could not do without Do you feel a sense of unfulfillment when you eat a normal meal Do you have a craving for such foods as sweets, pastas and breads YES Then you may have a metabolic problem, manifested either by a relative inability to lose weight or maintain weight loss or by a hunger or inability to achieve and maintain satiety. Or, you may have glucose intolerance, commonly known as hypoglycemia. Or, you may be one of those identified as a
carbohydrate addict.
What can I eat on The Low Carb Diet
Whatever you want, (avoid sugar, white flour and processed foods).
On this diet, your rate of weight loss is generally proportional to your exclusion of carbohydrates. The level of carbohydrates you consume can be measured and controlled. Thus, you can attach numerical quantities
to the carbohydrate food you eat and decide (based on your CCL) just how much of any macronutrient you wish to consume.
