A No Carb DietSummary: A
may be impossible, but a low carb one is very doable. Carefully readnutritional labeling boxes on most foodstuffs and make wiser choices on what you eat and howmuch you eat.Many (perhaps most of us) want to lose some weight. And to help us, writers and diet productmanufacturers are at the ready. There is no dearth of ways by which we are told how to shedthose pounds and improve our overall health.Unfortunately, most of these involve diets, short-term changes to what we eat and/or how weeat. The results can be dramatic, but reality often returns once the diet is over.It is better, advise experts, to lose weight more slowly through changes in our overall eating andlife styles (including adding exercise to our regimen). This means cutting down on (not cuttingout) those things that add the pounds - calories, fats and carbohydrates. Once your diet yieldsresults, you can and should consider making the diet your new permanent eating style.The ideal "no carb diet," or better yet, low carb diet, means cutting down on those foods thatsupply carbohydrates (carbs). And the carbs we need to eliminate or reduce dramatically arethose that provide "wasted" calories and/or rapid infusions of glucose (sugar). These are foodslike those found in cereals, white breads, potatoes and sugary foods and drinks. These foods,that push glucose into our systems, are known as high glycemic index foods. Some carbs areneeded for energy, so a totally no carb diet may not be workable.Carbs also tend to stress our arterial walls, leading to a higher risk of heart and circulatorydiseases. In fact, a study conducted atTel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine and the Heart Institute of Sheba Medical Centernoted that, "...foods with a high glycemic index distended arteries for several hours." Theimplications to heart diseases and heart attacks are obvious.So, to create a no carb diet or at least a low carb one, consider the following recommendationsfrom the Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Australia:...Use breakfast cereals based on oats, barley and bran...Use breads with whole grains, stone-ground flour, sour dough...Reduce the amount of potatoes you eat...Enjoy all other types of fruit and vegetables...Use Basmati or Doongara rice...Enjoy pasta, noodles, quinoa...Eat plenty of salad vegetables with a vinaigrette dressingAlso, avoid eating foods or drinks loaded with processed sugars, like soda, sugar-coated cereals,candies, cookies, cakes and donuts.Given the choices we have at our supermarkets and restaurants, you may think this is a hopelessrequest. But, if you can't eliminate all of the carbs and go on a no carb diet, you can at least cutback a lot. Just read the nutritional labeling boxes on most packaged foodstuffs and you'll seehow easy this can be.When eating out, ask for a replacement for the customary meal-accompanying carb. Most
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