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Lose
More Than Weight
On
High Protein Diets
Lose
Your Health!
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I
ran this article in our newsletter a couple years ago, but
with the resurgence of low-carb everything on the market
right now... I suspect that there are some major corporations
trying to take consumers for a ride... right into the hospital!
If you think that losing weight and good nutrition means
eating high fat, lots of meat, cheese, and other foods that
high-protein diets are promoting... think again. Take some
time to understand that there are good carbs and bad, and
we need the good carbs to maintain health.
When
I talk about "good carbs" I am not referring to
the empty calorie "white carbs," such as popcorn,
white bread, doughnuts, etc. I am talking about whole wheat,
bran, brown rice, beans and other healthy sources of carbohydrates.
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By
Lisa S. Lawless, Ph.D.
Holistic Wisdom C.E.O.
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The
best advice I can give you is to be an empowered consumer... don't
just blindly take someone's word that a product or method is right
for you... do some research and discern for yourself if it is
what you need... after all it's not like we are talking about
a car that you will trade in after a few years... this is your
body we are talking about... the only one you get in this life
time!
If
you are on a high protein diet please read the following as it
is important to know to maintain your health.
If
you are like me, you probably know of someone who has, or have
tried a high protein diet yourself. High protein diets are all
the rage and more and more people are getting on them. I've got
some bad news about them, and if you or anyone you know is on
one. Please read this.
The
high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets such as the popular
"Atkins Diet" may risk long-term health problems, according to
the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The ADA is a professional
organization representing the nation's licensed nutritionists
and dietitians.
The
Atkins Diet, and others like it, trigger short-term weight loss
through a process called ketosis. Ketosis occurs whenever the
body lacks a sufficient supply of carbohydrates, a prime source
of energy. During ketosis, carbohydrate-depleted metabolisms turn
to other sources, including ketones from stored fat or protein,
to satisfy daily energy needs.
So
the issue is not whether you will lose weight on the diet, the
issue is at what cost, and only to gain it back again when you
are done with this very unhealthy diet. The first bit of weight
loss is water weight, the carbohydrates that are in your muscles,
and as you progress on the diet you will lose some fat, but you
will also lose muscle mass.
It's
so high in cholesterol and saturated fat, and counters the documentation
of a healthy diet from the American Heart Association to the American
Dietetic Association. Is Atkins so bold as to say that they are
wrong?
It
is also interesting to note that the diet is also low in fruits
and vegetables and whole grains. These are foods with proven health
benefits. Shouldn't a diet be healthy? Shouldn't it be a life
style change not some quick fix that leaves us more unhealthy
than when we started?
This
does not even go into the facade that we can get all of our vitamins
and nutrients from a vitamin and mineral supplement, because we
can't! Fiber or photochemicals can only be found at the source.
Gains, veggies, and fruits... you take those out to the equation
and you are looking for trouble.
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