Low Carb Diets Are They Right For You?

Written by admin on March 2, 2010 – 1:54 pm -

 

Low carb diets are mostly based on cutting the amount of carbs you eat and increasing the amount of proteins and fats. This diet helps your body to consume fat reserves that are already in your body. Low carb diets are still popular and while they may help the average individual lose weight, they aren’t for athletes.
Low carb diets are not only safe, but if followed properly, can be heart-healthy. Low carb diets have several good effects on cholesterol. Low carb diets are designed to prevent blood sugar levels from spiking and causing the overproduction of insulin a hormone that helps convert carbohydrates to body fat. The first carbohydrates you need to add back to your diet when you move beyond Induction are more vegetables, then seeds and nuts, then berries and then if you are still losing legumes and grains. Low carb diets are easy for people who enjoy meats and cheese, but it may be tough for a vegetarian to go on a low carb diet.
Low-carb dieters dropped an average of 26 pounds, compared to an average of 14 pounds shed by the low-fat group. The low-carb group had decreases in blood fat levels and increases in good cholesterol than their counterparts on a low-fat diet. Low-carb diets are very popular for their quick results.
Low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diets (such as the Atkins diet) have become very popular in recent years. These diets promise weight loss, weight maintenance, good health, and disease prevention. Low-carb dieters should also be aware that low-carbohydrate and low-calorie are not the same thing, just as low-fat and low-calorie are not synonymous. When something, like carbohydrates, is taken out of a product, (e.g., chips, ice cream or chocolate candy bars) other things are added to replace it.
Carbohydrates are not bad, only some of them are, and should be eaten in moderation. Finally, there is the personalized metabolic typing diet, which is using your body’s intuition to determine the best combination of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates for your optimal health. Carbohydrates are found in almost any kind of food, even vegetables — not just bread and pasta. Carbohydrates including bread, pasta, rice, cereals, milk, most fruit and any sweets usually provide over half of people’s daily calories. On a low-carb diet, however, carbohydrates are limited or avoided, thus leading to a significant reduction in calorie intake.
Low-carbohydrate diets probably result in weight loss by forcing your body to burn fat for energy. The body would rather burn carbohydrates- either from blood sugar or stored carbohydrates in your liver and muscles. Low-carbohydrate diets are essentially very simple. By restricting carbohydrate intake, cravings for carbohydrates will over time subside, resulting in a lower food consumption and weight loss.

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Bmi Calculators and How They Work

Written by admin on February 27, 2010 – 12:28 pm -

 

The media constantly barrages us about new diseases and alarming medical findings. Reporters, physicians and scientists alike bring us disturbing results of the latest research almost daily, and confront us with health issues we may never even have thought of. If it was not for them, we would probably ignore definite and important warning signs and not worry so much about our physique, what we eat, and how much we exercise.

A healthy weight assessment is recommended by anyone who works for, or is interested in, fitness and the well-being of mankind. That means keeping track of how much people weigh, and what it does to their bodies. From all the news coverage health issues receive, we learn that more and more people are struggling not only with what they eat, but also how much. The result is a steady increase of the population’s “Body Mass Index’, and sadly to say, this has a negative impact on all aspects of society, including health care. Indeed, the heavier, overweight or obese people become, the more chances arise they get sick.

Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a precise measurement. It is a ratio of a person’s mass in kilograms to the square of their height in metres. BMI = weight in kg/ (height in metre)2. The desirable, normal range is 20-25. Above 25 is considered overweight, above 30 is labeled as obesity, and over 40, is found to be morbidly obese. BMI scores below the lower end of the acceptable range indicate malnutrition.

BMI is mentioned in many diets and fitness plans. Understanding the concept is one thing, being able to measure one’s body mass, is another. Fortunately there are several convenient tools available to help you figure out what your BMI is. Calculators and counters can be purchased as handy, handheld, portable devices. They can be purchased online, or at specific locations where they sell exercise equipment or diet supplies, or you can take advantage of easy-to-use online programs, which were explicitly designed to determine a person’s Body Mass Index.
Pocket size, portable devices are easy to use, and usually come with multiple built-in features. Follow the instructions, enter the required information, and the gadget will display your results on a practical screen.

All you need to enter when using an online BMI calculator program is your height and weight. With the click of a mouse you will instantly get your results. Monitoring your BMI regularly is important. It will help you keep your levels in a normal range, which will reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.

BMI weight loss calculators are most reliable for people between the ages of 18 and 70, except for those who are pregnant, women who are breastfeeding, body builders, competitive athletes, and individuals with chronic illnesses. In case you do not have access to a computer, or a BMI calculating device, health clubs and fitness centers usually are equipped with BMI calculators, and will gladly measure the Body Mass Index of their members.

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